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Cardinal George Pell’s child abuse conviction quashed

Cardinal George Pell’s child abuse conviction quashed

Breaking News Australia’s High Court has quashed the conviction of Catholic Cardinal George Pell. It is expected he will walk free from Barwon prison within hours. In March 2018 Cardinal Pell was sentenced to a six years in prison. A jury found him guilty of five offences including sexual penetration of a child. The crime […]

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Victoria’s Past Gay Convictions Erased

Victoria’s Past Gay Convictions Erased

The state of Victoria has become the first state to erase previous criminal convictions of people who engagedĀ  in consensual homosexual sex prior to its decriminalization. The legislation, brought in by the Napthine government, will allow Victorian men to apply to have their past convictions quashed. Convictions men could previously be charged with for engaging […]

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