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Decision seen as turning point in Catholic church sexual abuse crisis and victory for secular law Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Tue 1 May 2018 13.45 BST Cardinal George Pell leaves Melbourne magistrates court after a judge ruled that he must stand trial on sexual offence charges Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/01/cardinal-george-pell-trial-ruling-catholic-church-abuse-welcomed-by-survivors-rights-group
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The money will help try to save the crown-of-thorns starfish and reduce pollution, Malcolm Turnbull to announce Sat 28 Apr 2018 21.25 BST Katharine Murphy Political editor Labor and the Coalition are battling for marginal seats in Queensland where voters are concerned about the reef Photograph: Richard Fitzpatrick/PR IMAGE Vid in link https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/29/budget-earmarks-500m-to-mitigate-great-barrier-reef-climate-change
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Scott Morrison will outline plans to forgo revenue intended to fund NDIS but says government can still fund program Wed 25 Apr 2018 10.27 BST Katharine Murphy Political editor Scott Morrison: ‘All planned expenditure on the NDIS will be able to be met in this year’s budget and beyond without any longer having to increase the Medicare levy.’ Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/apr/25/government-ditches-planned-8bn-rise-in-medicare-levy
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Inquiry also told that just 35% of all financial advisers have a degree at bachelor level or above Mon 16 Apr 2018 10.29 BST Gareth Hutchens The deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Peter Kell, told the banking royal commission that Asic did not believe the financial advice industry was a ‘profession’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/apr/16/banking-royal-commission-told-90-of-financial-advisers-ignored-clients-best-interests
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A man abused at Victorian institutions implores Turnbull, saying ‘after this happened my life spiralled out of control completely’ Wed 31 Jan 2018 17.00 GMT By Melissa Davey The royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse conducted private sessions with 6,875 survivor, 10.4% who were in prison at the time of their sessions Photograph: Joe Castro/AAP https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jan/31/plea-for-criminals-who-were-victims-of-child-sexual-abuse-to-access-redress-scheme
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Australian royal commission publishes 21-volume report after five years’ work Report calls for end to compulsory celibacy and secrecy of confessional Melbourne archbishop says seal of confessional is ‘inviolable’ Melissa Davey Friday 15 December 2017 01.11 GMT Members of the Care Leavers Australasia Network in Canberra as the final report of the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse was delivered to Sir Peter Cosgrove, the governor general Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/15/royal-commission-final-report-australia-child-abuse
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Man placed full weight on child ‘in frustration’ after tripping over her as she played on the floor Australian Associated Press Friday 17 February 2017 06.14 GMT The man who admitted killing a three-year-old girl by standing on her did not admit what he had done for seven months. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/17/three-year-old-girl-died-after-100kg-man-stood-on-her-court-hears
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Burger Project outlet in Melbourne dismisses staff member over insult, while Perry contacts customer to apologise Pádraig Collins Saturday 13 May 2017 06.01 BST The receipt Nicholas Muchinguri received from the Burger Project restaurant. Photograph: Facebook https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/13/neil-perry-restaurant-issues-black-customer-receipt-printed-with-racial-slur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Perry
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Charges include rape, indecent treatment of children and making child exploitation material Joshua Robertson Thursday 9 March 2017 03.00 GMT Queensland police have laid hundreds of extra charges against a man accused of posing as Justin Bieber to groom children online. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/mar/09/man-who-pretended-to-be-justin-bieber-charged-with-more-child-sex-offences
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Exclusive: Privacy campaigners express alarm after company contracts Sodexo to ‘capture individual insights’ from staff in Western Australian mining camps Max Opray Thursday 8 December 2016 01.19 GMT Accommodation for Rio Tinto staff in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The company plans to allow drones to fly overhead to monitor staff behaviour. Photograph: Alan Porritt/AAP https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/08/revealedrio-tinto-surveillance-station-plans-to-use-drones-to-monitors-staffs-private-lives