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Outdoor visits could ease pain of COVID precautions in aged care

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Newcastle Herald

Hillsong founder Brian Houston says megachurch ‘losing its soul’ after it makes his wife redundant

Houston, who resigned as global senior pastor last month, attacks church he founded in online post

The Guardian - AU

Brand or church? How Hillsong is facing a day of reckoning

Several years of scandals and a culture of secrecy has led to calls for an overhaul of the global Pentecostal megachurch

The Guardian - AU

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Former Hillsong pastors say they were threatened by Brian Houston to hand over their church and assets

Zhenya and Vera Kasevich, who led the congregations of Hillsong Kyiv and Moscow, accuse Brian Houston and Hillsong's general manager of sending threatening emails during a dispute over the transfer of their church and its assets to Hillsong Australia.

ABC News

Houston says sorry as US pastor blows the whistle on Hillsong’s business tactics

An influential American Hillsong pastor has exposed the cold and calculated machinations behind the megachurch’s global empire.

Crikey

Fake religion and no moral compass: departing Liberal senator calls out the PM’s use of religion as a ‘marketing advantage’

Outgoing NSW Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has performed one final public service: skewering Morrison in her exit speech.

Crikey

‘Morrison is not fit to be prime minister’: a departing Liberal speaks her mind…

‘Morrison is not interested in rules-based order. It is his way or the highway — an autocrat and a bully who has no moral compass.’

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Cents and sensibility

Good morning, early birds. More than $11 billion would be slashed from our welfare spending in the next four years if the Coalition wins the election, and residents in parts of Lismore were ordered to evacuate last night amid a life-threatening flash flooding risk on the north coast. It’s the…

Crikey

Morrison’s response to Houston revelations shows more truths about the PM’s character — but where’s the media?

Australia’s political commentariat has all but ignored the ugly truths the Hillsong scandal has revealed of the prime minister’s character.

Crikey

Hillsong is facing catastrophe but the Houstons will be loath to give up control

Analysis: the global church, founded almost 40 years ago in north-west Sydney, has little choice but to launch an independent inquiry

The Guardian - AU

Hillsong Church founder steps down

Brian Houston has resigned after it was determined that he had breached the church’s code of conduct

Salon

Morrison Claimed He Hasn’t Been To Hillsong In 15 Years Despite Literally Being There In 2019

Who was that man at the megachurch's national conference then???

Pedestrian.tv

A Solomon decision

Good morning, early birds. Trade Minister Dan Tehan and Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews are worried China could set up a military base in the Solomon Islands, and 97% of aged care workers have not received the Morrison government’s promised $800 bonus. It’s the news you need to know, with…

Crikey

‘Disappointed and shocked’: Scott Morrison distances himself from Hillsong pastor Brian Houston

Prime minister says Houston’s resignation is ‘entirely appropriate’ after alleged inappropriate behaviour

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‘Haven’t been to Hillsong’ — Morrison tells his biggest lie of all to avoid Houston fallout

Scott Morrison lies when under pressure. And under pressure over his close links with Hillsong and Brian Houston, he’s lying about his relationship with the corporation.

Crikey

‘Haven’t been at Hillsong’ — Morrison tells his biggest lie of all to avoid Houston fallout

Is this the PM’s most blatant lie yet?

AAP

PM 'disappointed, shocked' over Houston

Scott Morrison is "disappointed and shocked" by news of Hillsong founder Brian Houston's alleged inappropriate behaviour to women.

Crikey

Scott Morrison and Brian Houston: paying the wages of sin

For years Scott Morrison has publicly praised Brian Houston and cultivated links with Hillsong. Now that the Pentecostalist leader has been forced out in disgrace, the PM has nowhere to hide.

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Shooting their shot

Good morning, early birds. A fourth COVID-19 vaccine is reportedly set to be approved by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, and Australian energy giant Woodside reportedly buried a report that went against its claim that increasing gas production in Australia would reduce emissions. It’s the news you need…

ABC News

Prime Minister Scott Morrison joins growing chorus of Hillsong Church allies to distance themselves from founder Brian Houston

Prime Minister Scott Morrison once named Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston as a friend and mentor, but details about the pastor's treatment of women has fractured their public standing.

The Independent UK

Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston resigns after behaving ‘inappropriately’ with two women

Church blames sleeping pills and anti-depressants for church founder’s behaviour

ABC News

The Loop: Ash Barty retires, Hillsong founder steps down, survey shows one in six uni students harassed and schoolkids welcome Ukrainian refugee

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Reuters

Australian church says head quits over inappropriate behaviour with women

Australia's biggest evangelical church said on Wednesday its founder had resigned after acting inappropriately towards two women, another blow to an influential organisation already reeling from charges the leader had covered up sex abuse.

The Guardian - AU

Hillsong’s Brian Houston resigns from megachurch

Resignation comes after internal investigations found Houston engaged in inappropriate conduct ‘of serious concern’

Pedestrian.tv

SEE YA: Hillsong Founder Brian Houston Has Resigned Following Allegations Of Misconduct

Hillsong founder Brian Houston resigned after revelations he breached the church's moral code and engaged in conduct of "serious concern".

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