Catholic church pays $280 million in sex abuse claims
Catholic church authorities have paid almost $280 million in compensation to victims of alleged child sexual abuse in the past 35 years, a royal commission has heard.
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Rachel Browne
Rachel Browne is a Social Affairs Reporter for Fairfax Media
Cranbrook headmaster's 'misleading' letters
The headmaster of one Sydney's most expensive private schools, Cranbrook, wrote "misleading" letters about a teacher accused of child sexual abuse at his former school and failed to report the allegations to a higher authority, a royal commission has found.
Boys abused on camps, sailing and fishing trips, commission finds
A "network of sexual perpetrators" used an Anglican church youth group to prey on young victims from the 1970s to the 1990s, a royal commission has found.
Vatican under pressure to speed up abuse investigations
A Vatican panel which examines allegations of sexual abuse against clergy can take up to three years to hand down findings, a royal commission has heard.
'All roads lead to Rome': Priest who alerted Vatican to abuse was sacked
The Vatican has failed sex abuse victims, the second day of a hearing into widespread pedophilia in the Catholic church has heard.
'We hang our heads in shame': Extent of alleged abuse in Catholic institutions revealed
Research undertaken by the sex abuse royal commission has revealed the extent of alleged crimes in Catholic institutions for the first time.
'I thought they were joking': Amputee told to work as mobile security guard
David McCowan is 63, has one leg and a serious heart condition but the Australian government says he should work as a security guard.
'Everything was piled up around us': How Angela became a hoarder
Leaflets, papers, receipts, letters, old clothes . . . Angela struggled to part with them all. Then she sought help through a unique pilot program which tackles the increasing problem of hoarding.
Trinity headmaster Milton Cujes retires
The long-serving head master of Trinity Grammar, Milton Cujes, has announced he will retire at the end of the year after a 41 year association with the Summer Hill private boys school.
'Most likely to not succeed': How Kirilly beat the odds
Born eight weeks premature, Kirilly Lam was a fighter from the start. Eighteen years on, she's first person in her family to do the HSC and will soon start a nursing degree at Western Sydney University.
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