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Nick D'Arcy's lawyer talks about the assault case against his client.
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The stars of Taronga Zoo's new seal show have made their public debut.
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Bangarra Dance Theatre is telling the story of an abducted Aboriginal girl.
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Pilgrims are leaving Sydney as the World Youth Day clean-up begins.
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PM Kevin Rudd has announced Australia will send an ambassador to the Vatican.
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Pope Benedict XVI has thanked Australians for hosting World Youth Day and has left Sydney on a chartered flight.
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Pope Benedict has thanked the thousands of World Youth Day volunteers during a party at the Domain in Sydney.
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The Pope has celebrated the Eucharist at the World Youth Day.
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Youths have been confirmed into the Catholic faith by the Pope at a Sydney mass.
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The Pope has called on young people to help in the renewal of the Catholic Church.
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The Pope leads the final World Youth Day mass at Sydney's Randwick racecourse.
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Listen to a choir of more than 300 people singing at the Papal mass in Sydney.
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Music by a Fijian group accompanied the gospel acclamation at the Papal mass in Sydney.
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Watch as Pope Benedict XVI arrives at Sydney's Randwick racecourse ahead of this morning's enormous World Youth Day mass.
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Watch thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims make their pilgrimage walk across Sydney Harbour Bridge to Randwick Racecourse.
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Pope Benedict XVI has apologised to victims of child sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia.
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The father of two girls repeatedly raped by a Melbourne priest says the Pope's apology will not ease the family's suffering.
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Crowds of pilgrims have gathered in the Sydney CBD for a re-enactment of the last days of the life of Jesus Christ.
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NSW Premier Morris Iemma says he will treasure his audience with the Pope for the rest of his life.
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Pilgrims cheered as the Pope's motorcade drove toward's St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney.
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The Pope welcomed the faithful at Barangaroo, Sydney.
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The Pope has crossed Sydney Harbour to be greeted by the faithful ahead of a mass at St Mary's Cathedral.
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Pope Benedict XVI has used his official welcome to Australia to praise the Federal Government's apology to the Stolen Generations.
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The Pope has arrived at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney.
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Thousands of pilgrims have packed Sydney's 'Hungry Mile' for the World Youth Day opening concert.
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An advocacy group says homeless people have been moved on for WYD.
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WYD has kicked off with the largest Catholic mass ever seen in Australia.
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Thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims have taken over Sydney.
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Former NSW Labor premier Barrie Unsworth is calling for unity in the NSW party.
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One of the world's oldest bloggers has died aged 108. Watch the ABC's report from Olive Riley's last birthday.
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AM: Sydney's rent prices have risen by double digits in the past year, eroding salary gains of recent years, a survey has found.
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News Online: US Acton Institute president, Father Robert Sirico, discusses religious power on the back of the Pope's visit to Australia.
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News Audio: Anthony Foster, whose two daughters were raped by a Melbourne priest, is angry that he was not invited to the Pope's mass with abuse victims.
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News Online: The NSW Govt should learn from Sydney's public transport success during WYD, former RTA director Ken Dobinson tells ABC 702 host Adam Spencer.
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NSW News diary
- Weekend: Sydney Cancer Conference.
- Monday: Ambulance officers to respond to IRC's recommendation to stop industrial action.
- Monday: NSW Cabinet to meet in Parkes.
- Monday: Helpmann theatre awards ceremony in Sydney.
