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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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'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 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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Evolution of the "Best Chris" debate

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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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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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Hillsong founder Brian Houston given date to defend charges he concealed father’s abuse

Brian Houston addressed his Facebook followers as a court set the date for him to defend charges he concealed his father's sexual assaults.

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There’s something in the wind…

Labor is launching its $20 billion ‘rewiring the nation’ commitment by offering $1.5 billion for renewable projects in Victoria, and as a weather bomb hits Australia’s east coast, the BoM has changed its name to ‘The Bureau’.

Crikey

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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The Loop: Echuca residents prepare for second flood peak, Medicare fraud claims, and *that* photo of Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez

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Hillsong Church denies misleading Australian charities investigators in whistleblower Fair Work case

Global megachurch Hillsong files its defence in Federal Court, denying allegations it unfairly suspended a whistleblower who complained about financial misconduct inside the organisation.

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Hillsong 'stood down staffer illegally'

Hillsong stood down a fundraising coordinator over concerns she was providing information to the charities regulator, a court has been told.

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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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The Conversation

Did the Morrison government change the relationship between religion and politics in Australia?

The ABC recently reported on the “infiltration” of Liberal Party branches in regional Victoria by Pentecostals, on a mission to influence Liberal Party positions on so-called morality issues such as abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights.

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More power to him

PM Anthony Albanese is chasing up whether or not former PM Scott Morrison swore himself into more than three ministries, and another former PM, Malcolm Turnbull, says the whole affair is ‘sinister’.

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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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The Independent UK

Chris Pratt issues apology to UFC fighter Israel Adesanya over fight remarks: ‘It makes me a hypocrite’

Adesanya hit back at Pratt’s criticism of his fight

The Independent UK

UFC fighter Israel Adesanya issues violent response to Chris Pratt’s criticism: ‘You’re just a fan’

‘I don’t like to go out there and have all that talk, and then just do a little bit of pitter-patter,’ Pratt said of Adesanya’s performance

Salon

Is Chris Pratt really The Worst Chris?

Many of the actor's detractors don't like him for reasons he'll probably never be able to shake

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Chris Pratt Has Officially Begun His Rebrand By Saying He Was Never Actually Part Of Hillsong

Scott Morrison found shaking.

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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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Jacob Harrison’s therapy involved washing Brian Houston’s car

One80TC was touted as an accredited rehab facility, but it was a Hillsong-heavy organisation pushing a religious doctrine.

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Damning report details years of sexual assault by officials of Protestant church movement

As this latest scandal illustrates, the chasm between Christian values and church practices has never been so wide.

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