Australia TODAY looks into the key articles in the front page of Australia's major newspapers on 14 March 2019.
The Australian
George Pell faces the prospect of dying in jail after being sentenced to a
maximum six years for multiple child sex offences, amid warnings the ailing
cardinal would face security threats in custody and was classified as being at
"immediate risk".
Gladys Berejiklian believes NSW electors will vote for "authenticity" and that
she can win majority government on March 23 as she pins her hopes on a shift in
momentum in the final days of the election campaign.
The Sydney Morning Herald
George Pell might die in jail after being sentenced to six years in prison for
sexually abusing two choirboys. But the historic moment when Pell was finally
jailed after years of pleading innocence was of little comfort to his surviving
victim, who says he cannot rest while the cardinal pursues an appeal against his
conviction.
The Daily Telegraph
Australia's plummeting academic performance has not stopped activists
encouraging students to play truant tomorrow for a climate strike, with Clover
Moore's City of Sydney Council even offering free use of Town Hall for a tied
event later this month.
The Herald Sun
Borce Ristevski has confessed to killing his wife more than two years after her
remains were found in bushland. The father of two, long the detectives' prime
suspect, had always maintained that he was innocent of his wife Karen's
disappearance.
The Canberra Times
The coalition government is moving another 76 jobs from Canberra as the Murray
Darling Basin Authority becomes the next agency to relocate public servants to
the bush.
Cardinal George Pell has been jailed for six years for sexually assaulting two
choirboys, crimes a judge has described as brazen, opportunistic and callous.
The Courier-Mail
Broncos captain Darius Boyd admits the "shock" break-up with Wayne Bennett has
reinvigorated his career after he lost his passion for the game. Boyd's 293rd
NRL appearance in tonight's season-opener against Melbourne at AAMI Park will be
his first game without Bennett as his coach.
The Mercury
A year since the state government's housing crisis summit, new data reveals the
problem continues to get worse in Hobart. The Real Estate Institute data shows
the rental vacancy rate is down 0.3 percentage points since last year, and rents
are up 7.9 per cent.
The West Australian
Ross Lyon has boldly declared he will not be sacked as Dockers coach. In an
exclusive interview on the eve of the AFL season, Lyon said he was coaching
better than ever and believed he was the man to lift Fremantle up the ladder.
The NT News
Pinelands businesses are jumping for joy after the Territory government scrapped
its plans to build a new youth justice facility at Pinelands Industrial Estate.
