The cardinal has failed in his attempt to overturn his conviction for child sexual abuse crimes. Why did two judges reject his appeal and why did the third judge disagree? David Marr and Melissa Davey discuss the case and consider what happens

George Pell's appeal: will the verdict stand? – The Reckoning podcast

Jun 7th, 2019 20m 58s

Over two days in Melbourne, lawyers put to the Victorian court of appeal arguments about whether George Pell’s convictions should be put aside. David Marr and Melissa Davey highlight the most interesting discussions from the court and ask some

Why George Pell was sentenced to six years and what happens next – The Reckoning podcast

Mar 14th, 2019 32m 52s

In an extraordinary sitting of the county court of Victoria, chief judge Peter Kidd sat and delivered a detailed sentence to George Pell for the five counts of child sexual abuse he had been found guilty of. Melissa Davey tells David Marr why t

David Marr on the extraordinary rise of George Pell – The Reckoning podcast

Mar 2nd, 2019 27m 22s

Now that George Pell has been found guilty of child sexual abuse, we can ask ourselves: what does his story tell us about the Catholic church? The rise of Pell, from a country diocese in Australia to the highest ranks of the Vatican, shows us w

Inside George Pell’s trial: ‘The room was deathly silent’ – The Reckoning podcast

Feb 26th, 2019 32m 59s

In 2018 George Pell found himself in a Melbourne courtroom facing five charges of child sexual abuse. The cardinal had hired one of the top defence barristers in the state, who argued that what Pell was accused of was completely impossible. But

The Reckoning, part 3: David Marr on what needs to happen now the work of the child sexual abuse royal commission is over

Dec 20th, 2017 24m 55s

David Marr and Melissa Davey examine the response to the royal commission’s final report which was made public on 15 December, including the reaction from senior figures in the Catholic church. The story includes powerful testimony about the lo

The Reckoning, part 2: David Marr on the appalling truth revealed at the child sexual abuse commission

Dec 15th, 2017 19m 41s

David Marr and Melissa Davey follow the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse – from the hearings in Ballarat in Victoria, ground zero of Australia’s abuse scandal, to a powerful final gathering in Sydney. The stor

The Reckoning part one: the road to the royal commission – podcast | David Marr

Dec 11th, 2017 19m 10s

At the start of a new series by Guardian Australia, David Marr investigates the background to Australia’s unprecedented royal commission on institutional responses to child sexual abuse – investigating a centuries-long story of faith, money, po

The Reckoning preview - Guardian Australia podcast | David Marr

Dec 8th, 2017 1m 10s

David Marr explores the unravelling of the child abuse scandal in Australia and across the globe. In a story of ‘faith, power, money and abuse’ he investigates the work of the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse,

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