Cardinal George Pell free from jail,but not from scrutiny

Cardinal George Pell free from jail,but not from scrutiny

George Pell has begun the next stage of his life at a Kew monastery after being acquitted by the High Court on sex abuse charges.

  • byAdam Cooper andChip Le Grand

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High Court corrects an injustice but raises some difficult questions

High Court corrects an injustice but raises some difficult questions

Whatever your view of George Pell,he did not have the opportunity to do the crime he was convicted of.

  • byChip Le Grand
Pell acquittal puts Victorian courts on trial,and shows they need a reality check
Opinion
Opinion

Pell acquittal puts Victorian courts on trial,and shows they need a reality check

The High Court decision to allow the appeal of Cardinal George Pell will send shivers through the entire Australian criminal justice system.

  • byJon Faine
Relief for Pell supporters,while abuse advocates mull consequences

Relief for Pell supporters,while abuse advocates mull consequences

George Pell's release from prison has devastated other sex-assault victims and their advocates who fear his acquittal will deter people from reporting crimes.

  • byAdam Cooper andBianca Hall
George Pell High Court decision LIVE:Cardinal freed from Barwon Prison

George Pell High Court decision LIVE:Cardinal freed from Barwon Prison

George Pell,the most senior Catholic cleric to have been convicted of child sex offences,has been released from jail after more than 400 days. He was acquitted of those offences by the High Court of Australia on Tuesday morning.

  • byOrietta Guerrera andBianca Hall
High Court takes the high road on question of passion or precedent
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Analysis

High Court takes the high road on question of passion or precedent

The High Court decision will be deeply unpopular with some and devastating to the many victims of the Catholic Church. But it was the right one.

  • byJohn Silvester
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Pell has found justice but his remaining days won’t be peaceful
Opinion
Opinion

Pell has found justice but his remaining days won’t be peaceful

No fair-minded person would want Pell in jail if he didn’t commit the crime. But within the pews of the Catholic Church,people are divided about his travails.

  • byBarney Zwartz
Pell to walk free after High Court overturns conviction

Pell to walk free after High Court overturns conviction

Cardinal George Pell will be freed from jail after the High Court overturned his conviction for historic child sex offences.

  • byChip Le Grand
George Pell High Court decision:Full copy of judgment summary

George Pell High Court decision:Full copy of judgment summary

The full 700 word summary of the High Court's judgment that freed George Pell.

Holy Week brings Pell's day of judgment but clutch of civil cases loom

Holy Week brings Pell's day of judgment but clutch of civil cases loom

George Pell will learn his fate on Tuesday morning when the High Court rules on his appeal against child-sex convictions.

  • byAdam Cooper
High Court comes to swift judgment in George Pell case

High Court comes to swift judgment in George Pell case

The High Court will bring to an end in a matter of days the extraordinary case of George Pell.

  • byChip Le Grand