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Country pub of the week: the Dolphin, Thorpeness

Here is somewhere in perfect countryside harmony, says Josh Barrie

Evening Standard · Apr 5

There are now two appeals in the Erin Patterson mushroom murder case. What’s going on?

The Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions, who has carriage of the Erin Patterson murder case, has chosen to appeal against what he considers to be an overly lenient sentence.

The Conversation · Oct 6, 2025

Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?

One of the greatest challenges facing Pope Leo XIV is financial

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025

Albanese calls for protest ban outside places of worship as critics warn against ‘kneejerk reactions’

PM takes stance on ‘provocative acts’ and denounces antisemitism after Melbourne synagogue arson attack and Sydney anti-Israel vandalism

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2024

Clover Moore: ‘Judge people on their ability. Plenty of young people aren’t doing much’

Sydney’s longtime lord mayor on ageism, her work ethic and why it’s not true that the city is emptying of young families

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2024

Melbourne bishop’s appointment to College of Cardinals seen as gesture of support for Ukraine

Ukraine-born Mikola Bychok will become the only Australian resident in the powerful Catholic church position and the youngest cardinal overall

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2024

Restaurants worth travelling for: From the Suffolk to Argoe, our favourite places to eat outside London

How best to cope with the cold and the damp? Spend your weekends taking gastronomic road trips, say the ES Features team

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2024

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.

AAP · Feb 8, 2024

High Court challenge for Catholic Church in abuse case

The Catholic Church has filed paperwork for a High Court challenge over Victorian rulings that secondary victims of child sexual abuse can sue for damages.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

Vatican shares investigation into child abuse allegations against an Australian bishop with police

The Catholic Church says the Vatican has shared with police findings of an internal investigation of a former Australian bishop over child sex abuse allegations and will fully cooperate with criminal investigators

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023