US Scout "perversion files" revealed as child sex abuse lawsuits begin

About 800 men have come forward this year alleging they were sexually abused as boys by Boy Scouts of America leaders, a group of lawyers said.

"Vested interests" helped sink Labor victory: Albanese

New Labor leader Anthony Albanese agrees with his predecessor that “vested interests” had a hand in the party’s shock federal election defeat.

The top brass of the federal Labor Party will meet for the first time since their election drubbing, in an effort to come to grips with the result.