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Convicted Australia cardinal sentence to be broadcast live

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- The sentencing of Australian Cardinal George Pell for child sex crimes will be broadcast live Wednesday…

Convicted Australian cardinal sued over alleged abuse

  MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Convicted Australian Cardinal George Pell faced a fresh legal challenge Thursday after a civil suit…

Australia’s economy slows ahead of election

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's economic growth ground to a near halt in the second-half of 2018, official data showed…

Bushfires rage after Australia’s hottest summer on record

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Homes have gone up in flames and skies turned blood red as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle…

Disgraced Australian Catholic Cardinal Pell behind bars for child sex crimes

  MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Cardinal George Pell was ordered held in custody Wednesday following his historic conviction for child…

Australian Catholic cardinal tries to post bail after conviction on child sex crimes, met by angry protesters

  By Agence France-Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Angry protesters called Cardinal George Pell a "maggot" and a "monster" Wednesday…

Top Vatican cleric Cardinal Pell convicted of child sex crimes

  MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australian Cardinal George Pell, who helped elect popes and ran the Vatican's finances, has been…

Cyclone Oma strengthens, Australian coast warning triggered

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Cyclone Oma intensified to a damaging category three storm, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said Wednesday, warning…

Fears flood water runoff could ‘smother’ Barrier Reef

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Runoff from recent floods in northern Australia is flowing onto parts of the Barrier Reef, scientists…

Australia admits ‘failing’ to improve Aboriginal lives

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- More than a decade after vowing to "close the gap" between indigenous Australians and the…

Embattled Aussie PM suffers historic defeat over refugees

  CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's conservative minority government suffered a monumental political defeat Tuesday, becoming the first administration in…

Australia cattle giant warns of ‘extreme losses’ from floods

Australia's largest cattle company has warned of "extreme losses" after record-breaking floods, as producers said more than 300,000 cows were…

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