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The Archbishop of Brisbane, Mark Coleridge, has told the child sexual abuse Royal Commission that he doesn't know how many of the priests in his diocese are celibate and he has no right to ask them. Archbishop Coleridge rejected the suggestion that his attitude highlights a failure of the Church in managing its priests.

A report by the University of Tasmania has found that the bottom of a Tassal lease in Macquarie Harbour is virtually devoid of all life. The EPA is getting Tassal to move it's fish from the pens, but the Director of the EPA says Tassal has been given several months to move the fish because moving the fish immedietly would have cost the salmon company millions of dollars

The families of people killed in Australia in incidents the White House has labelled under-reported terrorist attacks, have labelled Donald Trump's argument as baseless. Five Australian incidents were included on a list issued to journalists that the White House says supports Mr Trump's position. One was a stabbing attack on a backpacker in north Queensland that Police have reasserted was not related to race or religion. The other four were widely reported as having alleged links to terrorism.

Those seeking financial counselling are having to wait up to four weeks for help as evidence shows Australia's household debt continues to soar. Australian households are among the world's most indebted, with banks now sitting on more than a trillion dollars worth of mortgages. But the pace of borrowing is showing no signs of falling, or even slowing.

The global beef trade has entered a new era of uncertainty with the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House and with Britain exiting Europe. But the industry also says it's a time for opportunity, with the first live cattle shipments direct to China.

In the US, history has been made today with the country's biggest sporting spectacle - the Super Bowl. All eyes were on whether this most patriotic of events would turn into a platform for protest against President Donald Trump. Some major companies, including Coca Cola, spent massive advertising dollars to make statements against the new administration, but in the end, the night went to the Boston team, the Patriots, and their ageing quarterback Tom Brady, who staged the greatest comeback in gridiron history.

Australian music festivals are a popular choice in summer but in the crowds people, namely women, are being sexually assaulted and harassed. Some music festivals, such as Laneway, are trying to stamp out this behaviour with new initiatives and help lines. But according to experts in sexual assault, more resources are needed to help victims.

The child sexual abuse Royal Commission has released new statistics on abuse claims in the Catholic Church in Australia. It found 1,880 priests, religious brothers and lay people had claims of abuse made against them between 1980 and 2015. The claims were made by 4,444 people.

The Tasmanian salmon Company Huon Aquaculture is taking the Tasmanian Government to court in order to try to get stricter limits on the amount of salmon that are farmed in Macquarie Harbour on the state's West Coast. The State Government says it doesn't comment on legal proceedings, but says the industry is among the best regulated in the world.

The right-wing Liberal Senator from South Australia Cory Bernardi has long threatened to break away from the Liberal Party, and now he's finally about to do it. Tomorrow Senator Bernardi will announce he's leaving the Coalition to form his own party called 'Australian Conservatives'. So far it's just a one person exodus, but Queensland Coalition MP George Christensen has again warned the Turnbull Government not to revisit the issue of same sex marriage. He says if it does 'the show will be over'.