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The Latest Breaking News from George Pell

Afternoon Update: police seek to prevent Pell protest; domestic violence arrest blitz; and how to care for sunglasses

Debate over the peaceful right to protest returns

The Guardian - AU

Police seek court order to stop LGBTQ+ protesters marching outside George Pell’s funeral

Campaign group says police stance is baffling and they are not planning to disrupt the requiem mass being held at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney

The Guardian - AU

George Pell funeral: removing abuse victims’ ribbons is wrong, former church official says

Advocates furious the church keeps removing ribbons intended to give voice to survivors of clergy abuse

The Guardian - AU

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Ribbons tied by abuse survivors removed from Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral

Solidarity ribbons tied to the fence of St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney put a spotlight on clergy abuse, but as quickly as they are tied the ribbons are being taken down.

ABC News

Australian Catholic groups push for progressive church reforms in wake of George Pell’s death

Reformists say timing of gathering on day of Pell’s funeral a coincidence but does set up an ‘interesting contrast’

The Guardian - AU

Can the pope maintain homosexuality isn’t a crime while saying it’s still a sin?

Francis is simply saying that although doctrine declares homosexuals are sinners, they are not committing a crime in the eyes of the enlightened.

Crikey

‘Unfinished business’: Ballarat abuse survivor to tie a ribbon at St Mary’s before George Pell funeral

Paul Auchettl says the cathedral should not cut ribbons down as they are a powerful voice for people who were silenced

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The AP Interview: Pope on health, critics and future papacy

Pope Francis says he hasn’t even considered issuing norms to regulate future papal resignations

The Independent UK

Should we abolish Australia Day awards?

Rather than giving Australian honours gongs a makeover, perhaps it’s time to just junk them and start all over again.

Crikey

‘No one wants to talk to us’: victims of child sexual abuse from Victoria state schools fight for justice

‘We believe you, we support you,’ Daniel Andrews said after George Pell’s death, but those abused in the state’s government schools are still waiting for an apology

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Ardern endured ‘unprecedented’ level of abuse; Australian Open schedule slammed; and a ‘Toadzilla’ in Queensland

Political figures say attacks on New Zealand leader may have contributed to her stepping down

The Guardian - AU

Can you speak ill of the dead? How defamation law impacts Pell’s legacy

The dead cardinal was a saint among men, a modern-day Jesus Christ, fans say. Fortunately the law lets critics decry him as more a fallen angel.

Crikey

Protest against George Pell’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights planned for day of late cardinal’s funeral

A requiem mass will be held at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral on 2 February before a private burial

The Guardian - AU

To work or not to work on January 26

Hundreds of thousands of workers can now work on January 26 and save their public holiday for another day, and former PM Tony Abbott is being touted as the best person to replace the late senator Jim Molan.

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Newcastle Herald

Shifting sand has too many spots slipping away - it's time to act

This can be done relatively quickly if there is a political will.

The Guardian - AU

‘Petty’: ribbons for abuse victims removed from Sydney church hosting Pell funeral

Campaigners have been tying coloured ribbons to fence of St Mary’s Cathedral ahead of Cardinal George Pell’s mass on Thursday 2 February

Crikey

Labor MP pulls a fast One

NSW Labor MP Tania Mihailuk has defected to One Nation, despite earlier calling its leader Mark Latham ‘a buffoon’, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s ministerial diary remains a closed book — unless you can afford to pay $1344.

Newcastle Herald

Opal is no gem of a measure for Newcastle public transport patronage

Perhaps Transport NSW needs to install infrared counters on the doors of trains and buses.

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The Independent UK

Cardinal Pell will be interred in Sydney crypt in February

An Australian cardinal who spent more than a year in prison before his child abuse convictions were squashed on appeal will be interred next month after a requiem Mass at Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral

AAP

Pell mass at St Mary's on February 2

A requiem mass will be held for Cardinal George Pell at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney on February 2, the city's Catholic Archdiocese says.

Crikey

George Pell was a winner for the Catholic Church but lost his soul in the process

There’ll be few prayers for the cardinal’s soul from Crikey readers.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: There’s a quantifiable cost to George Pell’s style of climate denial

There are no Pellsian climate deniers in the insurance industry, haven’t been for many years as the dollar cost of climate change is counted.

Newcastle Herald

Vale Jeff Beck, and thanks for the memories

I WAS sad to hear the passing of the great English guitarist Jeff Beck, and I would like to add an Australian connection.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Kyrgios out of Australian Open; traveller fined $3,300 for cold cuts; and UK protest crackdown

World no. 21 Nick Kyrgios has been forced to bow out citing a knee injury and says he is ‘devastated’

Crikey

Pell’s death may embolden church to resist compensation for historic child sexual abuse, lawyers fear

‘I hope the church doesn’t use Pell’s death to further disadvantage survivors of abuse in bringing civil claims. But unfortunately, history tells us it almost certainly will.’

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