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“The old and tired judge fell asleep in full view of victims during hearings of the Royal Commission.” Can it get any worse? In the
“The old and tired judge fell asleep in full view of victims during hearings of the Royal Commission.” Can it get any worse? In the
Cardinal George Pell is one of the most notorious paedophile priests in Australia. He’s the highest ranking Catholic official to be convicted of child sexual
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
Australia has a long and horrific history of institutional child abuse. Children were abused in 4,000 institutions throughout the country. Tens of thousands of children
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
Image source: Daily Telegraph Queensland Institutions a house of horror for children The Royal Commission found Queensland was over-represented in terms of victims of institutional child sex
Overview The South Melbourne orphanage was established as a home for boys between 9 and 16 in 1855. This home was meant to be the
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Overview It’s a horrible thing to learn that a loved one has been abused. What’s even worse is when the perpetrator turns out to be someone
What you need to know The Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual assault was a mammoth undertaking. The Royal Commission uncovered a disgusting
What happens when institutions fail to care? Organisations with the responsibility of caring for the safety and wellbeing of children are given an enormous amount
What we learned from the Royal Commission The Royal Commission did many things for Australia. It shocked us, disgusted us, and pushed action and responsibility
Islamic institutions overlooked by the world’s finest and best-funded Child Abuse Inquiry The Child Abuse Royal Commission finished on 15 December when Justice Peter McClellan
As evidence continues to come forth from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the horrific living conditions in which children living
Enter your details below to receive the free download What is the guide about? The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has
Did you know? The Royal Commission has not just uncovered hundreds of paedophiles hiding within the largest institutions in Australia, but also the people who failed
The Parramatta Girls’ Training School was an institution sadly run like many others throughout the 1950’s to the 70’s. Sexual abuse, psychological abuse and state
Uniting Church apologises to victims and Jehovah’s Witnesses defend practices The Uniting Church in Australia has apologised to victims of child sexual abuse, whilst Jehovah’s
Unprecedented level of Paedophilia in the Catholic Church In a 35-year period from 1980 to 2015 almost 4500 allegations of child abuse were made to
The question we need to ask ourselves about the Catholic Church in Australia Have you been outraged by the sheer magnitude of the problem of
Dear Survivors, I have been following your country’s public inquiry into child sex abuse since it started in March 2015. Unfortunately, it’s been a disaster
They were all respected men. They were all trusted to care for the children under their supervision. Instead, they manipulated, groomed, abused and tortured those
Enter your details below to receive the free download What you should know When a person is experiencing the ongoing suffering of clergy or institutional
Please note – this article has been updated in 2018. Advocacy groups have been funded for years to campaign for compensation for people who have
Institutional child sex abuse survivors are set to receive up to $150,000 each under a new Federal Government compensation scheme. States, territories and institutions —
As the dust settles on the the Child Abuse Royal Commission’s 2014 hearing into the State government’s response to child abuse at Parramatta and Hay,
Please complete the form to receive the free download Why did we create this guide? Child sexual abuse is among the most heinous crimes imaginable.
Submit your details to get the free download These paedophiles have left a trail of damaged lives behind them. Their cowardly and inhumane crimes against innocent
Enter your details below to receive the free download Did you know? The Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse has uncovered a number of perpetrators
The Royal Commission has examined the behaviour of a number of high profile religious institutions and their involvement in allegations of the systematic abuse of
Would you like to stay up to date on the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse? It is the mission of Kelso Lawyers to: help inform Australians about
‘Parra Girls’ forced into slave labour Survivors of brutal sexual and physical abuse whilst attending the Parramatta Girls Training School and The Hay Institution for
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse heard shocking allegations about physical and sexual abuse committed on children living at NSW boys’
The Queensland Government has taken the first steps to remove a time limit that has prevented thousands of child abuse survivors from suing for damages.
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
St Vincent’s Orphanage routine abuse straight from Dark Ages The Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse has heard damning evidence about the abuse of children
Shocking allegations of brutal sexual and physical abuse were heard as the Child Abuse Royal Commission focused its attention on the Parramatta Girls Training School
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Sporting clubs’ responses to child sexual abuse allegations are this month coming under the scrutiny of the Child Abuse Royal Commission, which has heard stories
Here’s a list of disgraced Australian institutions that have been investigated at the Australian Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse. Royal Commission turns up heat
Information about the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse. Who’s who at the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse The Hon Justice Peter McClellan is
The Satyananda Yoga Ashram on the NSW Central Coast promised its members an idealistic life in an idyllic setting. A meaningful existence away from the
“Rotten to the core” was how one child abuse survivor described the Yeshivah Jewish community to the Child Abuse Royal Commission after his allegations of
Cardinal George Pell was appointed the Vatican’s financial chief in 2014. Pell previously served as the eighth Archbishop of Sydney from 2001 to 2014, and
Six commissioners serve on the Royal Commission into the Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Justice Peter McClellan is chief commissioner. Justice Jennifer Coate is
When the Honorable Justice Peter McClellan was announced as chief commissioner of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, he was welcomed
Image: the guardian Despite the Jehovah’s Witnesses receiving more than 1000 allegations of child abuse since the 1950s, not one perpetrator was reported to authorities,
Image: Sydney Morning Herald Emotional, physical and sexual abuse by clergy and older boys became a way of life for boys living in four Christian
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
Shocking allegations of brutal sexual and physical abuse were heard as the Child Abuse Royal Commission focused its attention on the Parramatta Girls Training School
The Salvation Army suffered a serious blow to its reputation following Case Studies 5 and 10 at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child
Decades of abuse by Catholic Church clergy and the church’s woeful response to complaints was finally being exposed at the Child Abuse Royal Commission. The
What you need to know Australia’s dark history of clerical and institutional abuse of children finally came to light after decades of denial and disbelief,
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