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1. George Pell says he “won’t resign from his position at the Vatican” in Sky News interview.

Veteran journalist Andrew Bolt sat down for an hour-long interview with Cardinal George Pell, following his four day testimony for the Royal Commission’s investigation into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

When confronted with the public demand for him to resign from his position as the Chief Financial Controller for the Vatican, Pell was adamant that to resign “would be an admission of guilt.” He did, however, concede that paedophillia was a wide-ranging problem with a “disproportionate amount of it within the Catholic Church.” He acknowledged, “we’ve got to plead guilty to that.”

Bolt also questioned him on the controversial comments made regarding notorious paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale who was imprisoned in 1993 after committing over 100 acts of child abuse, including the grooming of 14-year-old boy Paul Levi.

When questioned about the actions of his colleague and his own personal response to them by the Commission, Pell shocked the Commission by saying Ridsdale’s crimes “were a sad story but not of much interest to him at the time.”

Despite this, Cardinal Pell told Bolt he had met with survivors including Ridsdale’s nephew and victim David Ridsdale whom he now “counts as a friend.” It is unclear what will be the long-term impact of Cardinal Pell’s testimony and the findings of the Royal Commission.

2. Donald Trump taunted by Cruz & Rubio during the latest Republican debate.

The lack of loyalty is truly astonishing. https://t.co/K8DJqGdEkI

— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) March 3, 2016

Donald Trump has faced a ‘relentless attack’ comprising taunts and snide comments from both rivals Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz in the latest Republican debate. It seems as though this was a coordinated but somewhat desperate effort from both senators to stop Trump from getting that GOP nomination. It took just 10 minutes from the start of the debate for real political discussion to be replaced by an almost ‘schoolyard-like’ exchange of taunts that began with a comment about Trump’s hands and how small they are. Trump took this as a euphemism, saying, “Of course, if my hands are small, then something else must be small but I can assure you there’s no problem there”. The debate failed to shed light on any complex or pressing issues. Despite the senator’s efforts, it was agreed that support would be thrown behind whoever does become the nominee, even if that happens to be Trump.

3. LA Police test knife found on property owned by O.J. Simpson

#OJSimpson: Marcia Clark Weighs in on Knife Discovery https://t.co/S10jaxmYSd pic.twitter.com/11lc3Cv410 — Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 5, 2016

The elite robbery-homicide division of the Los Angeles police have confirmed they are testing a knife found on a property once owned by O.J. Simpson for a possible connection to the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Both Simpson and Goldman were stabbed in the head and neck multiple times but a murder weapon was never found over the 9 month trial.

The knife was turned over to the police by a retired officer last month who said he obtained it from a construction worker at the property. TMZ have reported that the retired officer had the knife in his home and “was planning to get it framed”. LA Police have made no comment on these claims but admit the knife could be a “bogus story from the get-go”.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the lead prosecutor in the case, Marcia Clark, has said she is “glad the police are taking the new find seriously” and that there is a chance DNA could still be lifted from the blade. However, she concluded that “the likelihood of any prosecution stemming from the evidence is very slim.” O.J. Simpson, in prison now for an armed robbery, cannot be prosecuted for the murders a second time as that would constitute double jeopardy.

4. New book reveals Tony Abbott was ‘warned’ about Peta Credlin.

Explosive new book on the ‘consuming obsession’ between ex-PM #TonyAbbott & #PetaCredlin @beck_sullivan @newscomauHQ https://t.co/z0b0XICGu2

— Marnie O’Neill (@marnieoneill7) March 4, 2016

A new book, Road to Ruin by journalist Nikki Savva says Tony Abbott was ‘warned’ about the impact his Chief of Staff Peta Credlin may have on his Prime Ministership.

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells is quoted in the book as telling Mr Abbott that “politics is all about perceptions. Rightly or wrongly, the perception is that you are sleeping with your Chief of Staff. That’s the perception and you need to deal with it.” This conversation came after the Senator confronted Mr Abbott and Ms Credlin about claims they were having an affair, back in February 2015, the night before the first leadership spill. Both denied the claims.

Christopher Pyne downplayed these accusations to Sky News saying he thought “it was a bit of a fizzer to be honest. It was all pretty benign” and that he thought “people would be more interested in the marriage of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall.”

5. The recipients of the Katrina Dawson Foundation Scholarships have been announced.

The Katrina Dawson Foundation, founded in recognition of Lindt Cafe Siege victim Katrina Dawson, a devoted mother, wife, sister, barrister and friend were announced earlier today. The Foundation has been established in association with Sydney University’s Women’s College.

Kate Field, Angie Lu and Catherine Priestley are the three inaugural recipients.