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Lawyer Peter Kelso is a passionate advocate for legal and regulatory reform to provide justice and compensation to child sexual abuse survivors. As a former State ward who experienced emotional and physical abuse while in foster care, Peter is well placed to provide a compassionate and informed view on the legal and regulatory issues around child abuse and protection.
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The increase in institutions signed up to the Redress Scheme has lead to the fast-tracking of many Redress complaints. Peter is mentioned in relation to the mysterious Redress Scheme matrix.
Peter Kelso’s article on who will pay for Pell’s defence was mentioned in the Yahoo Finance article. The piece focused on the wealth of the Catholic Church, and the ongoing issues surrounding the church.
Peter Kelso and his team were invited by the head of the Joint Select Committee on oversight of the implementation of redress related recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to speak in Sydney. The Kelso Lawyers team were invited to answer questions from the members of parliament on their submissions to the committee, particularly focusing on the Redress Scheme. Listen to their hearing by clicking this link.
Peter Kelso has been approached by the Department of Social Services with a complaint over the ownership of two domains: nationalredressscheme.com.au and redressscheme.com.au. They have engaged a top-tier law firm to intimidate Peter into handing over the domains. Listen to the excerpt by clicking this link.
Walkey award-winning journalist Joanne McCarthy has highlighted Pell’s advertisement in the Catholic media, which is asking parishioners to donate to his legal fund. Peter Kelso is interviewed for the piece.
Peter Kelso speaks out against the proposed redress scheme which seeks to exclude child sex abuse victims who are criminals from receiving redress for their abuse.
Alan Jones mentions Peter Kelso’s letter to the Royal Commission asking why they haven’t included Islam in their investigations. You can hear the segment by clicking this link.
Chris speaks with lawyer Peter Kelso, who’s questioning the Commission’s failure to investigate child abuse within the Islamic community.
Peter Kelso has made the call for the Perth Archbishop to give up his pension as an apology to the victims he failed to protect in his role as Archbishop in Newcastle.
Peter Kelso is interviewed by Jill Emerson regarding his childhood abuse, and how his experiences have helped other victims come forward with stories of abuse.
This article is in regards to Peter’s work for the victims of the Parramatta Girls Training School.
This article discusses Peter calling out for a revision of the national redress scheme and the need for the Catholic church to take responsibility for their actions.
This article discusses a domestic violence victim whom Peter represented.
In this article, Lydia discusses the 2013 changes to compensation which slashed payment sizes but were promoted as a way to speed up claims by the government.
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