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Acclaimed Australian author John Marsden dies aged 74
The bestselling author’s 1993 novel Tomorrow, When the War Began was a major hit that was adapted into a film and TV series.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Debbie Cuthbertson
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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll playwright Ray Lawler dies aged 103
One of Australia’s most celebrated playwrights, Melbourne writer, actor and director Ray Lawler, has died at the age of 103.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson
How to fall in love with Melbourne: 19 ways the city will win your heart
From city markets to city laneways, to tram routes, street protests, libraries and the MCG – what’s not to love?
- by Kerrie O'Brien, Karl Quinn, Dani Valent, Craig Mathieson and Debbie Cuthbertson
What we can learn from Victoria's Spanish flu outbreak of 1919
There are some salient lessons in how authorities in Victoria responded to the 1919 Spanish flu. And some serious warnings to heed.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson
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Child abuse
Study identifies 16 child sex abuse rings in Victorian Catholic Church
Sally Muytjens spent more than three years investigating "dark networks" of paedophile clergy in Victorian dioceses from 1939 to 2000.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson
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Known sex abuse Brother was appointed headmaster of Catholic junior school
The Christian Brothers order moved Rex Elmer to two Catholic junior schools despite knowing his history of abusing children.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson and Farrah Tomazin
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Christian Brothers sent cleric to Africa despite knowing he had abused children
The church has received at least 22 claims for redress in relation to allegations of child sexual abuse by Elmer.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson, Simone Fox Koob, Farrah Tomazin and Chris Vedelago
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'Jesus is coming to get you': Brother's threat to boy he abused
One abuse victim remembers Christian Brother Rex Francis Elmer gave him a chilling warning after assaulting him at a Melbourne orphanage in the 1970s.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson, Simone Fox Koob, Farrah Tomazin and Chris Vedelago
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Bushfires
Bushfire donations near $500 million as watchdogs put charities on notice
As donations continue to stream in, the national charities regulator has said it intends to use its investigative powers to ensure the money is well spent.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson and Jessica Irvine
Heartbreak and help: Mission to rescue fires' furry victims
Air force helicopters are airlifting vets into field hospitals on the edges of Victoria’s bushfire zone and flying critically-injured animals back out, as Zoos Victoria prepares for a huge mass-evacuation of wildlife hit by the state's bushfire crisis.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson and Liam Mannix
Full bench of the High Court to consider George Pell's fate
Disgraced Cardinal George Pell will remain isolated in his Melbourne prison cell for months before learning whether the full bench of the High Court will consider his bid for freedom.
- by Bianca Hall, Adam Cooper, Tammy Mills and Debbie Cuthbertson
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