Ryle Dwyer examines the vital part played by one Cork man in highlighting, for the broadest international audience, the blatant contradictions of Britain’s behaviour during the two conflicts.

More than 600 cases of child sex abuse have been confirmed in the Roman Catholic Church in the Australian state of Victoria.

One of Australia’s most senior archbishops apologised to victims of sexual abuse by priests today in a message condemning the behaviour and the Roman Catholic church’s failure to properly deal with the problem.

AUSTRALIANS mourning the lives lost in horrific wildfires last week sought comfort at churches yesterday even as firefighters continued to battle a dozen blazes still burning in the state.

Australians mourned the victims of deadly wildfires at church services across the country, as news emerged of a class action lawsuit against a power company over the cause of one of the blazes.