High Court reserves its decision on the fate of George Pell

High Court reserves its decision on the fate of George Pell

The full bench will decide on a date to be fixed whether Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric was wrongly convicted of sexually assaulting two choir boys.

  • byChip Le Grand

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'Portelli is key':Court told cleric could cast doubt on Pell verdict

'Portelli is key':Court told cleric could cast doubt on Pell verdict

Prosecutors concede that a senior church figure's testimony could raise a reasonable doubt about whether the former archbishop sexually assaulted two choirboys.

  • byChip Le Grand
'Sheer unlikelihood in the sequence of events'around Pell child abuse,High Court told

'Sheer unlikelihood in the sequence of events'around Pell child abuse,High Court told

The case of George Pell,now before Australia’s highest court,has returned to the problem that has plagued this extraordinary legal saga in the five years since a former choirboy first told his story to police.

  • byChip Le Grand
George Pell's final bid for freedom rests on six missing minutes

George Pell's final bid for freedom rests on six missing minutes

As High Court prepares to hear the case of George Pell,his legal team has drawn its attention to the greatest doubt that still lingers over his conviction.

  • byChip Le Grand
High Court sets the date for George Pell's final appeal

High Court sets the date for George Pell's final appeal

The High Court will hear disgraced Cardinal George Pell's final appeal against his historic child sex convictions in Canberra next month.

  • byRachel Eddie
Judge frustrated at'shadow boxing'in Pell contempt of court case

Judge frustrated at'shadow boxing'in Pell contempt of court case

More contempt of court charges against journalists and news organisations have been dropped over reporting of Cardinal George Pell's sex abuse convictions.

  • byRachel Eddie
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George Pell reportedly moved after drone flown over jail

George Pell reportedly moved after drone flown over jail

Disgraced Cardinal George Pell has reportedly been moved from his central Melbourne prison to a high-security facility in regional Victoria after a drone was flown over the jail.

  • byKaren Sweeney
The most watched court hearing of the year:Thousands watched George Pell's appeal online

The most watched court hearing of the year:Thousands watched George Pell's appeal online

Tens of thousands of people tuned into an online broadcast of Cardinal George Pell's bid to appeal against his convictions for child sex abuse.

How does the High Court decide whether to grant George Pell a final hearing?
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How does the High Court decide whether to grant George Pell a final hearing?

George Pell's case has fascinated the world. But is it"legally interesting"? That's what the High Court will deliberate on.

  • byMichael Koziol andChip Le Grand
Full bench of the High Court to consider George Pell's fate

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.

  • byBianca Hall,Adam Cooper,Tammy Mills andDebbie Cuthbertson
Pell's next-to-last chance:Cardinal takes final prayer to secular law
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Pell's next-to-last chance:Cardinal takes final prayer to secular law

The High Court's decision to consider George Pell’s case for an appeal against his convictions for child sexual abuse holds out the chance of a final act to a long drama.

  • byTony Wright