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Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from people who attended St Catherine’s School in Stirling, Adelaide, also known as Mt St Catherine’s Convent Boarding School, from
Former Gosford Mayor Laurie Maher’s trial over historical child sexual abuse allegations began on August 29th 2022. Maher has been charged with 13 child sexual
The Tasmanian Government has announced an immediate review into child safety and the management of complaints at Launceston General Hospital. This comes after the Commission
William Parker Skelland, 81, will spend at least four years in prison for sexually abusing children at Burwood Boys’ Home in 1973 and 1974. Skelland
Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from people who attended Turner Primary School from around 1970-1974. We are looking for students who may have information regarding
The Burnie Supreme Court has heard that a female school cleaner abused a 13-year-old student over four months between June and September of 2021. The
WARNING: This article includes references to suicide which some readers may find upsetting. Reader discretion is advised. A Tasmanian mother known only as “Kim” has
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse did not specifically look at Tasmanian government institutions, leaving many Tasmanian survivors with a sense
The founder of the Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, resigned from the church in late March 2022 following allegations raised by two women. They accused him
Former detainees at Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre allege they were sexually abused by 55 former workers inside the facility. More than 200 submissions to
Brian Houston, the founder and leader of the Hillsong Church, has stepped down from his role to defend the criminal charges against him. It is
In December 2021, the Catholic Church tried to argue that it was not responsible for a priest who abused a five-year-old because it took place
WARNING: This article includes references to suicide that some readers may find upsetting. Reader discretion is advised. The National Redress Scheme is supposed to issue
The veil of silence has finally been lifted from the French Catholic Church. According to Jean-Marc Sauvé, the head of the commission investigating the church
Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from people who attended St Joseph’s Catholic High School, Blayney in the period 1977 – 1985. We are looking for
Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from people who attended the Windale Anglican Church and Windale Anglican Church Kids Club in the period 1985-1990. We are
The NSW Supreme Court has rejected the Catholic Church’s request for a permanent stay of proceedings relating to a child sexual abuse case. The allegations
Last week, charges were laid against Wagga Wagga school teacher, Christopher Frost, for sexually assaulting three teenage students between 1984 and 1990. Now 74-years-old, Frost
A group of researchers have found that in just 14% of contested cases in the Family Court of Australia, judicial officers expressed the belief that
Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from people who attended Vacy, Dungog and Paterson Primary Schools from around 1978 to 1983. We are looking for students
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