Church in Australia should not be tax exempt

·      Church in Australia should not be tax exempt, former government official says

A former tax official has said Australia should revoke the non-profit tax status of the Catholic Church in the country, due to widespread clerical sex abuse, which was detailed in an extensive report released last year.

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