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Peter Hollingworth hands back permission to officiate at Anglican Church after investigation finding

Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth says he has given up his permission to officiate as an Anglican priest, after a church investigation last month found he committed misconduct by knowingly allowing paedophiles to remain in the church.

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Peter Hollingworth to cease practising as an Anglican priest to ‘end distress’ for survivors

The former governor general was last month reprimanded over his failure to remove paedophiles from the church’s ranks while Brisbane archbishop

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s Anglican church leader calls for Peter Hollingworth to resign for ‘good of the church’

Archbishop Geoffrey Smith says former governor general should ‘step back and resign his orders’ despite not being defrocked by church

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Secrets in the suitcase that still haunt Anglican church sexual abuse survivor Beth Heinrich

Beth Heinrich has become the public face of a battle to see the Anglican church admit its failings in its handling of historical child sexual abuse claims, holding onto a battered, brown suitcase of "love letters", photographs and trinkets.

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Crown duel: Monarchists accuse ABC of coronation panel ‘blatantly stacked’ with republicans

Coverage a scaled back affair after criticism of reverential tone for Queen’s funeral. Plus: Bell Shakespeare complains about ‘cruel and unfair’ review

The Guardian - AU

Anglican church rechecking ruling on Hollingworth after mistakenly giving survivor her abuser’s surname

Church named survivor Beth Heinrich as ‘Beth Shearman’, wrongly giving her the surname of her abuser, Donald Shearman

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Ex-governor-general Peter Hollingworth faces second Anglican Church inquiry into handling of child abuse

A second Anglican Church investigation probing former governor-general Peter Hollingworth's handling of child abuse during his tenure as Archbishop of Brisbane in the 1990s, has been held in secret.

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Failure to defrock Peter Hollingworth undermines Anglican church’s credibility, abuse prevention groups say

Organisations say decision on former archbishop, who is not accused of abuse, fails to reflect harm done to survivors

The Guardian - AU

Woodside chair claims investments at risk; food delivery service Providoor collapses – as it happened

Gourmet food delivery service placed into liquidation

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: solar soothes power prices, gamblers face credit card ban, Jerry Springer dies

A record supply of renewable energy has helped calm wholesale power prices this year, official figures show

The Guardian - AU

Peter Hollingworth: Anglican church urged to review decision not to defrock former archbishop

Abuse survivor Beth Heinrich and former school psychologist Joy Conolly say they were ‘sickened’ by church decision

The Guardian - AU

Peter Hollingworth should be stripped of $357,000-a-year pension, abuse survivors say

Two survivors whose complaints were considered by church body support push to remove former governor general’s entitlements

The Guardian - AU

Abuse survivors slam Anglican Church ruling of ex governor-general Peter Hollingworth amid calls for re-investigation

Survivors of church abuse slam the finding of an Anglican Church investigation into former governor-general Peter Hollingworth and call for him to be re-examined by an independent body.

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Anglican Church abuse review finds Peter Hollingworth ‘fit for ministry’

Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth accepts the Anglican Church's review into abuse allegations that found he is "fit for ministry".

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Church abuse probe says Hollingworth 'fit for ministry'

Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth has been deemed fit for ministry after critics called for him to be defrocked over his handling of abuse complaints.

The Guardian - AU

Anglican complaints body declines to defrock Peter Hollingworth despite finding he ‘committed misconduct’

Former Anglican archbishop of Brisbane was the subject of complaints about his handling of child abuse complaints in the 1990s

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Ex-governor-general Peter Hollingworth 'fit for ministry' despite misconduct, Anglican Church board finds

An Anglican Church investigation finds Dr Hollingworth committed misconduct by knowingly allowing paedophile priests to remain in the church when he was Brisbane archbishop, but is "fit for ministry", provided he apologises to survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands of those priests.

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Victorian commission investigating Anglican diocese’s handling of child safety complaints

Investigation follows criticism over church’s managements of complaints against Peter Hollingworth but is not specifically examining any individual matter

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Abuse survivors complain of being shut out of church hearing into former governor-general Peter Hollingworth

Victim-survivors of church abuse say they were not given the opportunity to attend an Anglican Church hearing which will decide whether former governor-general Peter Hollingworth is stripped of his holy orders.

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Afternoon Update: Sydney man found dead in earthquake rubble; Alan Tudge resigns; and World Pride’s rainbow capitalism

The first Australian death in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes confirmed and a byelection looms for Tudge’s Victoria seat

The Guardian - AU

Parliament to consider bid to strip entitlements of former Australian governors general for serious misconduct

Push comes as Peter Hollingworth is expected to appear at tribunal examining his handling of child abuse complaints as Anglican archbishop of Brisbane

The Guardian - AU

Peter Hollingworth hearing: complainant says secrecy ‘only serves to re-enforce harm’

Hearing into former archbishop’s handling of abuse allegations in the Anglican church has been held in private

The Guardian - AU

Psychologist who complained about Peter Hollingworth says she has ‘lost faith’ in church complaints process

Joy Conolly says delay hearing case of former Anglican archbishop’s handling of abuse allegations has taken toll on victims

The Guardian - AU

Child abuse survivors condemn delay in case that could defrock Peter Hollingworth

Former governor general and archbishop of Brisbane expected to have fate in Anglican church decided in hearing due to begin on Monday

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Push to have disgraced former governor-general Peter Hollingworth defrocked to be heard by Anglican Church panel

A push from survivors to have former governor-general Peter Hollingworth defrocked for his handling of paedophiles in his diocese reaches a critical juncture, with a hearing by the church's independent investigation panel scheduled this week.

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