The Onus of Proof

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A civil trial involving prominent lawyer John Marsden and the Channel Seven television station in Sydney, AU, may result in the largest defamation award in Australian history. Channel Seven aired a program identifying Marsden as a pedophile and Marsden sued for defamation. Marsden was president of the New South Wales Law Society and president of the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties. Some analysts regard Marsden, who is openly gay, as a modern day Oscar Wilde.

Cases, Child sexual abusers, Investigative reporting, Pedophilia, Marsden, John

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The Pope's man

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George Pell, the Archbishop of Melbourne, presides over 1 mil Australians, the country's largest diocese. Before he became archbishop in 1996, the Pope chose Pell to join the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Pell is an outspoken conservative, unshakeable in his beliefs against women priests and homosexuals. The Australian church is experiencing a decrease in vocations and attendance.

Officials and employees, Political activity, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Catholic Church, Bishops, Pell, George

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ABC angst: how Brian Johns was undermined

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American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Chairman Donald McDonald arrived in Sydney, Australia, in August 1998 to discuss plans for replacing Australia's ABC managing director Brian Johns. Johns resisted the efforts and understood no decision would be made withough his input. A power struggle then began between the two men and within Australia's ABC organization.

Management, Television broadcasting, Behavior, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, ABC Inc. (Burbank, California), McDonald, Donald, Johns, Brian

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