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Cult leader granted bail on child grooming charges

Cult leader granted bail on child grooming charges

A self-professed prophet accused of grooming a young girl for years will face constant supervision including wearing an ankle bracelet once released on bail.

Cult leader accused of grooming girl to be his 'queen'

Cult leader accused of grooming girl to be his 'queen'

Cult leader accused of grooming girl to be his 'queen'

Cult leader accused of grooming girl to be his 'queen'

A self-proclaimed cult leader accused of grooming a young girl for sex wants to be granted bail despite prior jail time for the abuse of two other girls.

Pope calls for Gaza ceasefire in Easter address

Pope calls for Gaza ceasefire in Easter address

Pope calls for Gaza ceasefire in Easter address

Pope calls for Gaza ceasefire in Easter address

Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire in Gaza after presiding over Easter Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square.

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Messages of forgiveness as Australia marks Easter

Messages of forgiveness as Australia marks Easter

Messages of forgiveness and renewal featured throughout Easter messages and religious services, as volunteers served feasts to those who are doing it tough.

Pro-Palestine activists block major CBD intersection

Pro-Palestine activists block major CBD intersection

Crowds of Pro-Palestine activists have blocked a major Melbourne intersection to demand a stop to the war in Gaza.

Flak over religious discrimination laws debate secrecy

Flak over religious discrimination laws debate secrecy

Draft religious discrimination laws should be publicly released so the community can have a respectful debate, LGBTQI advocates say.

Fate of religious discrimination protections uncertain

Fate of religious discrimination protections uncertain

Religious groups are calling for more protections against discrimination because of their faith but Labor only wants to move ahead if the opposition is onboard.

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Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

Church leaders plead for 'urgent' CBD injecting room

As a key report remains hidden, religious leaders have written to Victoria's premier to emphasise the urgent need for a drug injecting room in Melbourne's CBD.

NSW leader defends judgment after iftar event canned

NSW leader defends judgment after iftar event canned

NSW leader defends judgment after iftar event canned

NSW leader defends judgment after iftar event canned

Leaders of the states where three in four Australian Muslims live have cancelled annual iftar dinners over community anger about the Gaza conflict.

Mushroom lunch survivor delivers first sermon

Mushroom lunch survivor delivers first sermon

Mushroom lunch survivor delivers first sermon

Mushroom lunch survivor delivers first sermon

The sole survivor of a mushroom lunch has given a sermon to a congregation at Korumburra Baptist Church, the first since recovering from the deadly meal.

Church 'promoted, rewarded' pedophile priest

Church 'promoted, rewarded' pedophile priest

Church 'promoted, rewarded' pedophile priest

Church 'promoted, rewarded' pedophile priest

A Tasmanian judge has ordered the Anglican church to pay $2.4 million in compensation to a man who was sexually abused by a priest in the 1980s.

Frustration as big cemetery trust refuses to open books

Frustration as big cemetery trust refuses to open books

Frustration as big cemetery trust refuses to open books

Frustration as big cemetery trust refuses to open books

A religious charity overseeing public cemeteries has been attacked by a state auditor-general for continuing to refuse to open its books.

Sheikh sparks romance better than Tinder in documentary

Sheikh sparks romance better than Tinder in documentary

Sheikh sparks romance better than Tinder in documentary

Sheikh sparks romance better than Tinder in documentary

Forget dating apps ... Muslim, Hindu and Jewish matchmakers help singles in their community find love in a new SBS documentary.

Ballarat prays for missing mother's safe return

Ballarat prays for missing mother's safe return

Ballarat prays for missing mother's safe return

Ballarat prays for missing mother's safe return

The Ballarat community is praying for Samantha Murphy's safe return seven days into the search for the missing 51-year-old mother.

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High Court rejects Catholic Church abuse challenge

The High Court has rejected the Catholic Church's bid to overturn a ruling that will allow an abused choirboy's father to sue for damages as a secondary victim.

Indian PM Modi leads consecration of temple in Ayodhya

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the consecration of a Hindu temple in the city of Ayodhya to be marked as another Diwali.

Minns rejects claim hate speech review targets Muslims

The NSW premier has been accused of disregarding advice and marginalising Muslims with a review of the state's hate speech laws.

Lord's Prayer could be dumped from Victorian parliament

Victoria's premier concedes it might be time to dump the Lord's Prayer and replace it with quiet reflection time.

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Jewish leaders target Islamic clerics in legal action

A national Jewish body says it will lodge its own cases against Islamic preachers who have made inflammatory statements in their sermons.

King urges compassion, care for the environment

The King has praised the "selfless army" of volunteers serving others, describing them as the "essential backbone of our society," in his Christmas address.

Church leaders call for hope and love at Christmas

Australians have been urged to look at Christmas as a time for hope in the midst of natural disasters, international conflicts and economic challenges.

Anti-Israeli protest blocks roads at WA shipping port

Pro-Palestinian trade unionists have picketed Western Australia's Patrick terminal at the Port of Fremantle hoping to disrupt ships from Israeli company ZIM.

Hundreds of leaders condemn racism 'in all its forms'

A large cohort of business, political and community leaders have signed a letter condemning racism after an uptick in vilification incidents.

Ailing pope to broadcast Sunday prayer from residence

Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican after hospital tests ruled out lung complications resulting from a case of flu.

Jewish, Islamic schools get cash to bolster security

The Victorian government will spend $8 million to help combat anti-Semitism and Islamophobia across the state's Jewish and Islamic communities.

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