David Marchese
David Marchese is a broadcast journalist and has been reporting for the ABC since 2011.
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Catholic Church sent paedophile priest to psychiatrist to be 'cured'
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The Catholic Church was hopeful in the 1970s that paedophile priest Vincent Ryan could be "cured" so he could return to being a "most effective priest", the child abuse royal commission hears.
Topics: royal-commissions, child-abuse, catholic, sexual-offences, newcastle-2300, maitland-2320, muswellbrook-2333, nsw, australia
Paedophile priest told prayer would end his attraction to boys: nun
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A notorious paedophile priest who molested dozens of boys raised concerns about his sexual attraction to children before entering the seminary, the child abuse royal commission hears.
Topics: royal-commissions, sexual-offences, child-abuse, catholic, newcastle-2300, maitland-2320, muswellbrook-2333, nsw, australia
Hunter paedophile priest 'was like Jekyll and Hyde'
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A child sexual abuse survivor has broken down while recounting to a royal commission how he was repeatedly molested by a NSW priest who "was like Jekyll and Hyde" and warned him "nobody will believe you because I am a priest".
Topics: royal-commissions, child-abuse, catholic, sexual-offences, newcastle-2300, muswellbrook-2333, maitland-2320, australia, nsw
'I let them down', Archbishop tells child abuse royal commission
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One of Australia's most senior Anglicans, the Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft, tells a royal commission he "let down" survivors of child sexual abuse.
Topics: royal-commissions, anglicans, child-abuse, sexual-offences, newcastle-2300, muswellbrook-2333, perth-6000, australia, nsw
Archbishop denies protecting defrocked priest
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One of Australia's most senior Anglicans, the Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft, denies protecting a former priest accused of child sexual abuse.
Topics: royal-commissions, anglicans, sexual-offences, child-abuse, newcastle-2300, muswellbrook-2333, perth-6000, nsw, australia
Man sentenced to 30 months' jail for fatal crash near Newcastle 15 years ago
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A man who fled the country after a fatal crash near Newcastle 15 years ago is sentenced to 30 months' jail.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, karuah-2324, newcastle-2300
Jury dismissed in trial of man who bulldozed Lake Macquarie home
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A jury has been dismissed in a trial of a man who allegedly bulldozed a home west of Newcastle in an act of revenge.
Topics: courts-and-trials, newcastle-2300
Trial begins for man who bulldozed Hunter region home
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A Newcastle court hears a man who destroyed a family home with a bulldozer was driven by a desire to exact revenge.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, teralba-2284, newcastle-2300
'Field of dead dogs': Report on greyhound slaughter confirms 'worst fears'
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The NSW Government says a report detailing the apparent brutal killing of about 100 greyhounds in the Hunter Valley formed part of its decision to close down the industry.
Topics: animal-welfare, cessnock-2325, newcastle-2300
Hunter farming pioneer plans squatting protest against mine development
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Peter Andrews says he is squatting at his Hunter Valley property until its significance is recognised by the mining company and state and federal governments.
Topics: mining-environmental-issues, bylong-2849, newcastle-2300, muswellbrook-2333, mudgee-2850
Glasshouse dream shattered as business enters voluntary administration
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Flood damage has forced work to stop on a major glasshouse project in the Hunter.
Topics: agricultural-crops, food-processing, community-and-society, work, refugees, williamtown-2318, syrian-arab-republic, iraq
Dog food producer warns greyhound ban will 'destroy' business
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A dog food processor in a small New South Wales town says it will not survive the greyhound racing ban.
Topics: sport, animal-welfare, willow-tree-2339, newcastle-2300, tamworth-2340
Defence Minister fronts Williamtown residents over contamination crisis
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The meeting marks a major milestone since news of the contamination from the Williamtown RAAF Base broke last year.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, environment, williamtown-2318
Vandals attack Newcastle refugee centre ahead of opening
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A Newcastle refugee centre is vandalised just days before its opening.
Topics: vandalism, refugees, jesmond-2299
Newcastle man charged with murder after police uncover human remains
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A man has faced court on murder charges after police uncovered a body in bushland near Newcastle in New South Wales.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, west-wallsend-2286, newcastle-2300, north-lambton-2299
Former fiance found guilty of murder of NSW Central Coast teacher
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A New South Wales Supreme Court jury has found a man guilty of the murder of his former fiance in the bedroom of her home.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, domestic-violence, newcastle-2300, bonnells-bay-2264, warnervale-2259, wyong-2259
Magistrate tells Michael Diamond he may miss Olympics
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Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond pleads not guilty to firearms and drink-driving charges, which threaten to end his hopes of competing in Brazil later this year.
Topics: sport, crime, courts-and-trials
Commercial fishers call for parties to deal with chemical contamination
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Both major parties are urged to put politics aside and help residents and commercial fishers today, not in six months time.
Topics: defence-forces, alp, liberals, federal-elections, williamtown-2318, fullerton-cove-2318, salt-ash-2318, newcastle-2300
Humble olive saves the day for flood-stricken winemakers
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Olive growers in the New South Wales Hunter Valley are counting their blessings on the back of a bumper harvest that is in stark contrast to this year's disappointing grape yield.
Topics: agricultural-crops, rural, regional, pokolbin-2320
Closing arguments in Central Coast teacher murder trial
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A man accused of murdering his former fiancée in her Central Coast home, harboured none of the "seething anger" and "hostility" needed to commit the crime, the New South Wales Supreme Court hears.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, newcastle-2300, gosford-2250
Residents demand more mental health support for contamination crisis
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Residents affected by water contamination from the Williamtown RAAF base near Newcastle demand more mental health support to help them cope with the ordeal.
Topics: water-pollution, defence-forces, mental-health, williamtown-2318
Man claims he stabbed brother in self-defence
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A Newcastle man accused of stabbing his brother in the chest with a steak knife claims he was acting in self-defence.
Topics: courts-and-trials, lambton-2299, newcastle-2300
Murder trial hears accused was 'just trying to do the right thing'
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Legal arguments have wrapped up in the Supreme Court trial of three people accused of the murder of NSW Hunter Valley man, Stephen MacLeod.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, newcastle-2300, east-maitland-2323
Former police officer convicted over cricket bat attack
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A former policeman has been sentenced over a cricket bat attack in Newcastle last year.
Topics: cricket, law-crime-and-justice, mental-health, courts-and-trials, newcastle-2300
Government yet to finalise refugee numbers for the Hunter region
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The Federal Government says it is yet to finalise the number of refugees likely to be settled in the Hunter as part of a humanitarian intake.
Topics: refugees, newcastle-2300
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