Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline; these meet VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) English requirements
Herald-Sun: July 17, page 3, news item, `Fury at "cranky" sex slur'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,24032225-2862,00.html
The Australian: July 17, page 6, news item by J Madden, `Bishop attacked on sex abuse remarks'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24032546-2702,00.html
The Age: July 17, page 1, news item by Barney Zwartz, `Don't be so cranky: bishop's advice to sex abuse victims'. (ref to remarks by Cardinal George Pell)
No online link
The Age: July 14, page 13, comment (photo) by Paul Collins, `Out of touch, out of time'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/out-of-touch-out-of-time-20080713-3eh3.html?page=-1
The Age: July 13, page 18, editorial, `Abuse scandals demand more than technical defences'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/abuse-scandals-demand-more-than-technical-defences-20080712-3e66.html
The Age: July 13, page 1, news item (photo), `Pope says he will apologise over sex abuse'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/pope-says-he-will-apologise-over-sex-abuse-20080712-3e6i.html
The Age: July 12, page 4, news item by Barney Zwartz, `Catholics appeal to Benedict on ordination of married men, women'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/catholics-appeal-to-benedict-on-ordination-of-married-men-women-20080711-3dsk.html
The Age: July 11, page 17, comment by Muriel Porter, `(Cardinal George) Pell stands discredited. His failure is one of understanding'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/pell-stands-discredited-his-failure-is-one-of-understanding-20080710-3d4o.html?page=-1
Herald-Sun: July 23, page 20, comment by Andrew Bolt, `Victim industry a culture of grief never resolved'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,24062550-25717,00.html
The Age: July 22, page 11, analysis by Barney Zwartz, `In good faith'
http://www.theage.com.au/national/in-good-faith-20080721-3iqx.html?page=-1
The Australian: July 21, page 2, news item by Stephen Lunn, `Sexual abuse apology welcomed'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24049050-2702,00.html
Herald-Sun: July 20, pages 6-7, news item by James Campbell, `Not enough, says dead girl's dad'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,24046692-661,00.html
The Age: July 20, page 1, news item by Barney Zwartz `"I am deeply sorry for the pain and suffering the victims have endured"' (see also page 7 comment, `Apology welcome, but what next?').
No online link
Herald-Sun: July 18, page 35, comment by Andrew Bolt, `Easy target for bigots'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24036598-5000117,00.html
The Australian: July 18, page 15, editorial, `Some wounds are too painful to heal'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24037627-16741,00.html
The Australian: July 18, page 7, news item by Stephen Lunn, `Victims disappointed with pontiff's silence on apology'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24037874-5017594,00.html
The Age: July 18, page 12, editorial, `A bishop's remark, not parents' grief, opens old wounds'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/a-bishops-remark-not-parents-grief-opens-old-wounds-20080717-3gwg.html?page=-1
The Age: July 18, page 4, news item (photos of the Foster family) by Barney Zwartz, `Sex abuse victims "denied proper compensation"'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/sex-abuse-victims-denied-proper-compensation-20080717-3gxo.html