Our response to the Victorian Government’s proposed Care Leavers Redress Scheme
As written by the founder and principal of Kelso Lawyers, Peter Kelso I welcome the announcement of a state-run Care Leavers Redress Scheme for the
As written by the founder and principal of Kelso Lawyers, Peter Kelso I welcome the announcement of a state-run Care Leavers Redress Scheme for the
Since the Skype sex scandal in April 2011, where a female cadet was filmed having sex with a coworker without her permission or knowledge, countless
In 2013, Scouts Australia’s NSW branch was investigated by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Part of this investigation concerned the
The YMCA has a lot to answer for in New South Wales. In 2009, YMCA New South Wales hired a casual childcare assistant for their
St Ann’s Special School (now called Our Lady of La Vang School) was established in 1975 through Catholic Special Schools Incorporated. Based in Adelaide, the
Parramatta Girls Training School & Hay Institute, Daruk Boys’ Home, Tamworth Institution for Boys, Royleston Boys’ Home, Mittagong Training School for Boys, Berry Training Farm,
The orphanage was established in 1885 to accommodate children transferred from St Joseph’s Orphanage in Bucasia, Queensland. Managed by the Sisters of Mercy, with priests
The 7 worst children’s institutions in Australia. Neerkol Orphanage, Riverview, Westbrook, Boystown Beaudesert, Wilson Youth Hospital, Alkira and Enoggera. Image source: Daily Telegraph Queensland Institutions a
This South Melbourne orphanage was established as a home for boys between 9 and 16 in 1855. It was meant to be the answer to
The Royal Commission didn’t just uncovered hundreds of paedophiles hiding within the largest institutions in Australia, but also the people who failed to report them. These
For years, the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle allowed child sexual abuse to go unchecked. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse exposed
Did you know? The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse uncovered shocking allegations about physical and sexual abuse committed on children throughout
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The Jehovah’s Witnesses are well-known for keeping to themselves. They believe Armageddon (the end of the world) is imminent and the establishment of God’s Kingdom
Emotional, physical and sexual abuse by clergy and older boys became a way of life for boys living in four Christian Brothers children’s homes from
Repeated claims of child sexual abuse perpetrated by two teachers at several Marist Brothers schools fell on deaf ears over several decades. The Royal Commission
The Salvation Army suffered a severe blow to its reputation following Case Studies 5 and 10 at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child
Decades of child abuse in the Catholic Church and the church’s woeful response to complaints was finally exposed at the Royal Commission. In December 2017,