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Tony Abbott’s eulogy for George Pell is a masterclass in sycophancy

The former prime minister’s speech exhibited traits that characterise his time in public life: obsequience to power and a strange, callous humour.

Crikey

‘Enough is enough’: George Pell’s funeral marks ‘historic’ and difficult day for survivors

As mourners paid their respects to Cardinal George Pell, survivors and protesters made their voices heard in a show of solidarity.

The New Daily

Cardinal George Pell: Protesters and mourners clash at funeral of leading Australian Catholic cleared of child abuse

Police intervene to separate angry mourners from protesters holding signings condemning the cardinal to hell

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Funeral for Australian Cardinal George Pell draws both mourners and protests

Mourners and protesters faced off in Sydney on Thursday at the funeral service for Australian Cardinal George Pell, a former top Vatican official who was acquitted in 2020 of sexual abuse accusations.

Irish Independent

Afternoon Update: Pell funeral met with protests; no Charles on $5 note; and the ACT’s new EV incentive

Tony Abbott leads the praise inside St Mary’s Cathedral while protesters outside face off with funeral attenders in sometimes heated exchanges

The Guardian - AU

George Pell funeral: Tony Abbott praises cardinal as a ‘saint for our times’ and rails against child abuse charges

Former PM says the cardinal was ‘the greatest man I’ve ever known’, likening his treatment to a ‘modern-day crucifixion’

The Guardian - AU

A ‘Lionheart’ to some, a villain to others – George Pell’s funeral proves as divisive as his life

Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher’s homily did not once mention the victims of child sexual abuse, or Pell’s responses to it

The Guardian - AU

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Peter Dutton will surely vote No on the Voice — he has nothing to lose

If the opposition leader beats Anthony Albanese in this fight it will give him the political oxygen he’s been gasping for.

Crikey

'A warrior in every sense': Jim Molan farewelled in service at Duntroon

The former major general died last week following a two-year battle with cancer.

The Canberra Times

Should we abolish Australia Day awards?

Rather than giving Australian honours gongs a makeover, perhaps it’s time to just junk them and start all over again.

Crikey

The Ferguson Report: Better the Satanic conspiracy you know

Beelzebub must be taking it easy down there in the Infernal Pit, Tim Ferguson reckons, because only 17% believe in a vast Satanic cabal

The New Daily

Tony Abbott advising controversial conservative lobby group Advance Australia

Former prime minister Tony Abbott is among a group of advisers to a conservative lobby group that last month was found to have published false information about the Voice to Parliament proposal in Facebook ads.

ABC News

To work or not to work on January 26

Hundreds of thousands of workers can now work on January 26 and save their public holiday for another day, and former PM Tony Abbott is being touted as the best person to replace the late senator Jim Molan.

Crikey

Michael Pascoe: There’s a quantifiable cost to George Pell’s style of climate denial

There are no Pellsian climate deniers in the insurance industry, haven’t been for many years as the dollar cost of climate change is counted.

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Newcastle Herald

Sorry, Premier, but the apology over Nazi uniform just doesn't cut it

Yes, we all do silly things when we are young, but in this case I think it is important to consider the context.

The Guardian - AU

George Pell’s political legacy: why the Catholic warrior ultimately lost on marriage equality, climate and abortion

Unquestionable power within the church and an ability to bend the ear of conservative politicians could not stave off progress on issues the cardinal saw as threats

Crikey

George Pell, the Blundstone Borgia, was merely ruthless. It was the church that descended into evil

The Catholic Church’s disdain of sex meant it has never fully acknowledged just how thoroughly its priests destroyed people’s lives. Yet progressives gave Pell one final victory.

The Guardian - AU

George Pell saw climate science as a dangerous religious dogma – in the end his hardline stance held the church back

Cardinal’s scepticism provided cover for the likes of Tony Abbott, who were able to justify denialism by invoking religious beliefs

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Dan Andrews Confirms George Pell Will Get A State Funeral… IN HELL! LOL SEE YA DICKHEAD

The death of George Pell is a great nationwide tragedy. Mostly because he should've died sooner.

Crikey

The term ‘woke’ will come back to bite conservatives on the bum

The word ‘woke’ has become a favourite smear used by conservatives in the US and Australia alike. It’s a cheap and inaccurate tactic — and one that could very easily backfire.

The New Daily

Anger mounts among child abuse advocates as George Pell cast as a ‘saint’

In death, as it has been for much of his life, it’s clear former Catholic power player George Pell will be trailed by a cloud of scandal.

Irish Independent

Controversial Australian Cardinal George Pell, who was acquitted of child sex abuse, dead at 81

Australian Cardinal George Pell, a leading Roman Catholic conservative and former top Vatican official who was acquitted in 2020 of sexual abuse accusations, died on Tuesday at the age of 81, his private secretary said.

AFP

Saint or sinner? Australia split over Cardinal George Pell

Sydney (AFP) - In death as in life, Cardinal George Pell split opinion in Australia: while believers on Wednesday mourned the passing of a "great churchman", sexual abuse survivors said they would shed no tears.

The Guardian - AU

Cardinal George Pell divides opinion in death as in life

Conservative politicians remember Pell as a ‘saint’ and a ‘martyr’, while others prefer to acknowledge victims of child sexual abuse in the Catholic church

AFP

Cardinal George Pell, divisive Church leader, dies aged 81

Sydney (AFP) - Cardinal George Pell, a senior figure in the Catholic Church who was convicted and later cleared of sexual abuse in Australia, has died in Rome aged 81, a church official confirmed Wednesday.

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