Australia has two high-profile international figures in jail. So why is the convicted paedophile being treated better than the whistleblower?
Two of Australia's most prominent international figures are living out their days in jail.
The first is convicted paedophile George Pell, who on Monday received a visit from former prime minister Tony Abbott.
Abbott was caught by Seven News' cameras leaving the Melbourne Assessment Prison where Pell is being held. He told reporters he was "simply visiting a friend".
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Justine has just completed a media and philosophy degree at the University of Sydney. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Saturday Paper and The Age. She has worked as a casual reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald, an international fellow to the Agence-France Presse Tokyo bureau, editor of student newspaper Honi Soit, and was The New York Times Australia bureau’s first reporting intern. Justine is passionate about gender equality, and has undertaken public policy research work and fellowships with the G20, the Australian Human Rights Commission, and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
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