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Charities watchdog probes Hillsong Church fraud claims

The charities watchdog is investigating Hillsong Church over allegations made under parliamentary privilege of fraud, money laundering and tax evasion.

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Charities watchdog to review fraud allegations made in parliament against Hillsong

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie uses parliamentary privilege to accuse Hillsong church of breaking financial laws in Australia and around the world relating to "fraud, money laundering and tax evasion".

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Hillsong accused of spending that ‘would embarrass a Kardashian’

MP Andrew Wilkie has accused Hillsong of using church funds for shopping that "would embarrass a Kardashian".

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Why the Hillsong whistleblower files matter: the case for government action

New revelations from internal Hillsong documents shared by Andrew Wilkie show the need for greater scrutiny of Australian charities — and the bodies that regulate them.

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‘Fraud, money laundering and tax evasion’: Wilkie tables Hillsong whistleblower documents

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has tabled a cache of internal Hillsong documents that he alleges reveal the church breaking numerous laws in Australia and internationally.

Crikey

We’re told Pentecostal churches are growing, but they’re not any more. Is there a gender problem?

Aside from young people, we don’t know for certain who is leaving Pentecostal churches. But anecdotally, it appears to be women.

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Hillsong Church names couple to replace Brian Houston

Hillsong has named pastors Phil and Lucinda Dooley as senior church leaders following last year's shock resignation of founder Brian Houston.

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Penny Wong talks tough

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong broached the difficult topics — detained Australians, trade sanctions and human rights — in her talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, and lawyers acting for Bruce Lehrmann have sent defamation letters to media outlets.

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Sermon alluded to pastor's sexual abuse

Hillsong founder Brian Houston told churchgoers of "a serious moral accusation" against his father without revealing he molested a child, a court has heard.

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Brian Houston tells court it is 'absurd' to suggest he blamed victim for father's abuse

The Hillsong founder tells a court he had "free will" to report historical abuse to police, but respected the wishes of the victim.

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Houston grilled whether dad deserved jail

Hillsong founder Brian Houston has faced questions about whether he thought his father should have gone to jail for sexually abusing an underage boy.

AAP

Hillsong founder Brian Houston tells court his father was a 'serial paedophile'

Hillsong founder Brian Houston tells a court the responses to abuse allegations made against his father were "not all they should have been".

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Houston calls dad a 'serial pedophile'

Hillsong founder Brian Houston has told a court he believes his father was a "serial pedophile" and that the extent of his crimes may never be known.

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Hillsong founder Brian Houston tells court father's abuse left him 'speechless'

Hillsong founder Brian Houston tells a Sydney court that he reported allegations of historical sexual abuse by his father to church executives.

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Brian Houston comment led to father's child abuse not being reported to police, court told

A Pentecostal church decided not to report child sex abuse by Frank Houston to police because his son, Hillsong founder Brian Houston, said the victim did not want to go to authorities, a court has heard.

AAP

Houston 'vague' about abusing children

The former national secretary of the Pentecostal church network says pedophile pastor Frank Houston claimed he was "having some issues" when he abused boys.

AAP

Houston's urgent abuse meeting kept secret

Pentecostal church network executives agreed to keep an urgent meeting discussing Frank Houston's pedophilia a secret, a NSW court has been told.

ABC News

Hillsong manager tells court it was 'appropriate' for Frank Houston to receive retirement package

A Sydney court hears the national executive of the Australian Assemblies of God removed self-confessed paedophile Frank Houston from the payroll but agreed to pay him and his wife a financial retirement package.

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Houston 'shocked' by abuse report, twice

Hillsong founder Brian Houston was "shocked" by an allegation his father committed child sexual abuse both times he was told about it, a court has heard

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Brian Houston's father continued to preach after admitting to child sexual abuse, court hears

A Sydney pastor tells a court Frank Houston, the father of Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston, was still giving sermons after he was supposedly stood down after admitting to sexually abusing a child.

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Afternoon Update: US and Australia deepen defence ties; Democrats win Georgia runoff; and a lonely book launch

The US will increase rotations of its air, land and sea forces to Australia

The Guardian - AU

Brian Houston was told father would ‘surely be incarcerated’ if rape of boy went to court, trial hears

Victim’s great-aunt tells court Hillsong founder spoke to lawyer about father’s crime but it was not reported to police

AAP

Confusion over whether to report Houston

Hillsong's general manager told his boss Brian Houston about an allegation of sexual abuse against his father, but did not feel he had to report it to police.

The Guardian - AU

Mother of man raped by preacher Frank Houston asked son not to reveal ‘sordid mess’, court hears

Hillsong church founder Brian Houston has pleaded not guilty to concealing sexual abuse by his father, who confessed to police in 1999

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Pastor tried to organise meeting so Frank Houston could seek 'forgiveness' from alleged victim, court told

Hillsong founder Brian Houston's court hearing is told a Sydney pastor tried to organise a meeting with Frank Houston and his alleged victim in the late 1990s.

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