The Reckoning

The Reckoning


Latest Episodes

The day George Pell walked free – The Reckoning podcast
April 08, 2020

Laura Murphy-Oates speaks to David Marr and Melissa Davey about the high court decision that quashed George Pell’s child sexual abuse convictions

How George Pell lost his appeal and what happens next – The Reckoning podcast
August 22, 2019

Why did two judges reject his plea and why did the third judge disagree? David Marr and Melissa Davey discuss the case

George Pell's appeal: will the verdict stand? – The Reckoning podcast
June 07, 2019

Over two days in Melbourne, lawyers put to the Victorian court of appeal arguments about whether George Pell’s convictions should be put aside. David Marr and Melissa Davey highlight the most interesting discussions from the court and ask some key questio

Why George Pell was sentenced to six years and what happens next – The Reckoning podcast
March 13, 2019

Melissa Davey tells David Marr why Justice Peter Kidd’s sentencing of Cardinal George Pell was a ‘masterclass’ verdict and brings us the personal accounts of those hurt by Pell’s crimes.

David Marr on the extraordinary rise of George Pell – The Reckoning podcast
March 01, 2019

Now that George Pell has been found guilty of child sexual abuse, we can ask ourselves: what does his story tell us about the Catholic church?

Inside George Pell’s trial: ‘The room was deathly silent’ – The Reckoning podcast
February 25, 2019

Melissa Davey sat in on the trial and tells David Marr the details only someone who was in the courtroom would know

The Reckoning, part 3: David Marr on what needs to happen now the work of the child sexual abuse royal commission is over
December 20, 2017

David Marr and Melissa Davey examine the response to the royal commission’s final report which was made public on 15 December, including the reaction from senior figures in the Catholic church. The story includes powerful testimony about the long-term imp

The Reckoning, part 2: David Marr on the appalling truth revealed at the child sexual abuse commission
December 14, 2017

David Marr and Melissa Davey follow the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse – from the hearings in Ballarat in Victoria, ground zero of Australia’s abuse scandal, to a powerful final gathering in Sydney. The story includes

The Reckoning part one: the road to the royal commission – podcast | David Marr
December 10, 2017

At the start of a new series by Guardian Australia, David Marr investigates the background to Australia’s unprecedented royal commission on institutional responses to child sexual abuse – investigating a centuries-long story of faith, money, power and abu

The Reckoning preview - Guardian Australia podcast | David Marr
December 08, 2017

David Marr explores the unravelling of the child abuse scandal in Australia and across the globe