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‘Your memory is imperfect’: Brian Houston’s lawyers question child sexual abuse survivor’s recollections

Lawyers for Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston have questioned the memory of a survivor molested by Frank Houston in 1970, aged seven.

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Court hears Houston not told to stay quiet

A witness in the case against Hillsong founder Brian Houston says he never told him not to disclose his father Frank Houston's abuse of a young boy to police.

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Afternoon Update: Jail term for protester condemned; Brian Houston trial begins; and dead Caspian seals

Outcry after climate activist jailed in New South Wales as Senator David Pocock defends right to protest

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'I was paid for my silence': Court hears Hillsong founder Brian Houston's father gave money to alleged victim

A Sydney court hears Hillsong founder Brian Houston attempted to deal with sexual assault allegations against his father internally, rather than go to the police.

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Hillsong’s Brian Houston allegedly told victim who had been raped by his father ‘it’s your fault’

Pentecostal church founder denies the comment and has pleaded not guilty to concealing sexual abuse by his father Frank, who confessed to police in 1999

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Hillsong founder Brian Houston accused of sex abuse cover-up

Hillsong founder Brian Houston was not the only person who failed to report his father's sexual abuse of a child, his lawyer has told a court.

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Hillsong founder accused of abuse cover-up

Many people knew about Frank Houston's sexual abuse of a child and failed to report it to police, Hillsong founder Brian Houston's lawyer has told a NSW court.

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We’re a rude mob, says PM

Debate in politics has become less civil over his years in Parliament, Anthony Albanese says, and Ampol was one of the public companies that didn’t pay tax last financial year, even though its gross income was more than $20 billion.

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Afternoon Update: federal government condemns gas ‘greed’; hundreds evacuated in NSW; Twitter exodus

Ed Husic says industry is ‘tone deaf’ to appeals on energy prices. And Hillsong founder Brian Houston breaks silence

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Court hearing dates set for Hillsong founder Brian Houston

Three weeks have been set aside for a court hearing when former Hillsong pastor Brian Houston will fight allegations he concealed his father's sexual offences.

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Hillsong founder Brian Houston takes aim at church board in Facebook livestream

Hillsong founder Brian Houston takes aim at the church board, saying he was "squeezed out" as senior pastor after being charged with covering up his father's sexual abuse.

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Hillsong founder Brian Houston posts video insisting he is not addicted to alcohol or prescription pills

Pastor quit church in March after being charged with concealing information about alleged child sexual offences committed by his father. He has pleaded not guilty

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Court hearing dates for Hillsong founder

The founder of global megachurch Hillsong who resigned in March will face a three-week hearing next month, accused of covering up the sins of his father.

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How allegations of rape against a Hillsong pastor led to a hunt for the leaker — and one woman being blamed

The Federal Court filing regarding a whistleblower’s claim against Hillsong reveals an organisation in disarray.

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Hillsong saga might well unravel the special deal for other religious charities

Several Hillsong charities are under investigation by the charities regulator, which may threaten key elements of its financial viability.

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Hillsong whistleblower: more secrets emerge from the Till on the Hill

Whistleblower Natalie Moses has filed court documents involving the flow of millions of dollars between Hillsong Church entities.

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Whistleblower lawsuit alleges financial misconduct and dubious expenditures inside Hillsong Church

A whistleblower suing Hillsong in the Federal Court alleges the megachurch moved millions of dollars in payments through overseas entities to avoid scrutiny by the Australian charities regulator.

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Out, Dan’s lot?

Good morning, early birds. Four senior Victorian frontbenchers will reportedly quit their posts ahead of the state election, and Anthony Albanese is set to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron next week to help repair Australia’s relationship with France. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy

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Exclusive video inside the Hillsong downfall as Bobbie Houston and others hear of Pastor Brian’s transgressions

Watch as stand-in global pastor Phil Dooley delivers an emotional address, with a cameo from Houston’s partner, Bobbie.

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Higgins case delayed

Good morning, early birds. Veteran journalist Lisa Wilkinson was reportedly warned by the prosecutor ahead of the Logies that her speech could delay Brittany Higgins’ rape case, and Queensland will tax big business to the tune of $1.4 billion to fund mental health. It’s the news you need to know,…

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Hillsong thanks Crikey for our service, and promises ‘no more secrets’

It’s been an ‘intense season’ for the megachurch. Such a time as this has called for lots of sunlight — and an overhaul of its governance.

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Morrison and Houston have 1950s values — and women aren’t having it

The prime minister and his Hillsong mentor are defined by their religious conviction that women serve while men lead. They’re discovering that doesn’t fly in 2022.

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Diploma-sea

Good morning, early birds. Labor is promising more aid and climate action investment in the Pacific, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison will pledge two new hydrogen hubs in Townsville and Gladstone. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

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Hillsong founding member blows the whistle on hypocrisy and cover-ups, as the unravelling continues

The new allegations from a church defector are just the latest in a string of revelations about the embattled organisation.

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Hillsong: scathing internal letter denounces church response to Brian Houston’s ‘unhealthy’ leadership

Senior manager says church indulged Houston’s ‘distinct lack of personal accountability’ over many years and board members should consider resigning

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