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Shannon DeeryState Politics Editor

Shannon Deery is the Herald Sun’s state political editor. He joined the paper in 2007 and covered courts and crime before joining the politics team in 2020.

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Senate calls for Cardinal Pell’s return

THE Senate has called for Cardinal George Pell to return to Australia to assist the police investigation into sexual assault allegations levelled at him.

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Cardinal George Pell in Rome on the FOURTH day of giving evidence to the The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Image Clergy victims speak to the media after a private meeting with Cardinal Pell at Hotel Quirinale in Rome. Pic Ella Pellegrini

Prosecutors to review Pell sex abuse case

A BRIEF of evidence compiled by sex abuse detectives investigating claims levelled at Cardinal George Pell has been returned to prosecutors for review.

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(SUPPLIED IMAGE) Counsel Assisting Gail Furness on the opening day of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse public hearing into disability service providers in Sydney, Monday, 11 June, 2016. Photographer: Jeremy Piper

Victoria at centre of child sex abuse crisis

VICTORIA was at the centre of the Catholic Church’s child sexual abuse crisis across six decades, with the Diocese of Sale revealed as the nation’s worst.

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Nino Napoli arrives Melbourne county court to give evidence in IBAC case. Id confirmed Kathryn Powley. Picture: Nicole Garmston

Schools chief accused of $400k rip-off

UPDATE: Ex-Education Department big wig Nino Napoli has faced court on 152 charges over a scam that saw millions siphoned from Victorian schools.

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Hoon alert on CBD rampage accused

UPDATE: ACCUSED murderer Dimitrious “Jimmy” Gargasoulas was wanted over a string of dangerous driving charges when he was freed by a bail justice days before the Bourke St massacre, court documents allege.

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Driver’s chilling Facebook warning

SIX days before Dimitrious Gargasoulas is alleged to have launched his Bourke St massacre, a post on his Facebook site warned: “I’ll take you all out.”

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French national Sebastien Vergara-Giambelluco accused drug dealer given bail at Melbourne Magistrate's Court. Positive ID by journalist Shannon Deery. Picture: Lawrence Pinder

Three deaths linked to dodgy drug batch

UPDATE: POLICE say a toxic batch of MDMA has claimed the lives of three people after it emerged 20 clubbers were taken to hospital after taking the drug in Chapel Street nightclubs over the weekend.

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Ibrahim Omerdic who is charged with forcing a child bride to marry him against her will. Omerdic leaves the Melbourne Magistrates court. Id confirmed by Shannon Deery. Picture: Nicole Garmston

Child bride allegedly raped after wedding

A CHILD bride was raped by her husband after being forced into marriage by a prominent Melbourne imam, police allege.

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Screen grabs from the Royal Commission Live hearing with priest Gerald Ridsdale pictured. 27 May 2015.

Priest charged with fresh child sex offences

CATHOLIC priest Gerald Ridsdale has been charged with fresh child sex offences and is expected to front the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court next week.

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Victorian held prisoner in cruise hell

EXCLUSIVE: A man has been held prisoner in a small cruise ship room with no natural light, fresh air or facilities for three nights after he “made a verbal threat to jump overboard”.

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