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Paul Levey was one of Ridsdale’s victims.

‘I hope he rots in hell’: Paul’s relief over death of notorious paedophile priest

The 90-year-old disgraced Catholic priest Gerald Ridsdale had been in prison since 1994 for sexually abusing more than 70 children.

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George Pell was a former Archbishop of Melbourne and Sydney, and senior Vatican cleric.

Victims of sexual abuse by George Pell receive compensation under redress scheme

Two men abused by the late Cardinal George Pell in the 1970s have been granted compensation by the federal government’s National Redress Scheme, with one offered $45,000 just weeks before Pell’s death in 2022.

  • Cameron Houston
Chair of the ACCC, Gina Cass Gottlieb

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Former director of public prosecutions Kerri Judd, KC.

From Pell to Gobbo, Kerri Judd faced ‘the familiar drumbeat of difficult decisions’

Victoria’s former director of public prosecutions was a magnet for controversy as she tackled cases where many have opinions and few have the responsibility.

  • John Silvester
Eight years after Come Home (Cardinal Pell) became a viral success, Tim Minchin is no longer convinced that public shaming is the right mechanism for change.

‘We should be careful with public shaming’: Tim Minchin rethinks his George Pell protest song

Eight years after Come Home (Cardinal Pell) became a viral success, Tim Minchin is no longer convinced that public shaming is the right mechanism for change.

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Louise Milligan.

Louise Milligan’s pivot from investigative journalist to fiction writer

The investigative reporter pulls back the curtain on crime, the media and policing in her compelling first novel, Pheasants Nest.

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Tanya Plibersek with former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull at a Potts Point community event in 2014.

Malcolm Turnbull, Tanya Plibersek campaign together for Yes vote

The former political foes will be handing out Yes material in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Wednesday.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Sherryn Groch
Laura Kane has plenty of admirers in the AFL.

She was about to cross-examine George Pell. But her love of footy had come calling

She has worked on a royal commission, and now she wrangles the AFL’s football bosses. Is Laura Kane the next Andrew Dillon?

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Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro.

Gobsmacked by Barilaro’s behaviour? Join the club

Good old “Pork Barilaro”, the gift that keeps giving to NSW Labor.

People are seen queueing ahead of a pontifical requiem Mass for Cardinal George Pell at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, on FEB 02, 2023.

As Pell the man is laid to rest, Pell the martyr rises

Culture warrior Tony Abbott said the faithful should pray to the late George Pell – a victim of “modern-day crucifixion” – as they do other saints.

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