Sex abuse scandal haunts Pope Francis' aide and Australia's top Catholic cleric George Pell
George Pell strongly denies the allegations and says he had no knowledge of widespread paedophilia in the church in Australia, even suggesting a conspiracy to bring him down.
Jun 29, 2017, 08:58 AM ISTAustralia accused of dragging feet on Syria refugee intake
Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton on Thursday rejected charges his country was dragging its feet in resettling refugees from Syria and Iraq, having resettled just 26 in the same time it took Canada to process 26,000.
Feb 18, 2016, 12:10 PM ISTAustralian PM Abbott, under pressure, dismisses reshuffle rumours
Conservative Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday took the unusual step of denying rumours of a major cabinet reshuffle aimed at saving his unpopular government, amid growing unease amongst lawmakers from his own party.
Sep 11, 2015, 13:25 PM IST