Victoria police won't investigate claims of Vatican money transfers to Australia linked to Pell case

Force says Austrac has not advised it of suspicious activity' in the transactions after Italian allegations of connection to George Pell trial

Victoria police has confirmed being made aware of payments from the Vatican to Australia, but says that without evidence of suspicious activity" it is not investigating them.

On Tuesday, Australia's financial crimes watchdog, Austrac, revealed it had provided information to the federal and Victorian police after it was asked to examine allegations that 700,000 (A$1.1m) had been paid from Vatican funds, allegedly in connection with George Pell's court matters.