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Australia joins international effort to curb ‘deplorable abuses’ in the aid sector

Luke Michael, Monday, 15th July 2019 - Almost 30 countries including Australia have agreed to hold themselves accountable for tackling sexual abuse in the aid sector with the signing of new international standards.…

Child trafficking in the modern world: A tragedy we can all help to fight without much effort

Contributor, Thursday, 30th May 2019 - This EOFY is the perfect opportunity to start making a stand and saving tax in the process. There are over 1 million children each year who are trafficked, sold or forced into the sex …

States Urged to Support Child Sexual Abuse Redress Scheme

Luke Michael, Monday, 30th October 2017 - Social advocates have warned that the Commonwealth redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse will only provide compensation to a fraction of victims, unless the federal…

Podcast: Revenge Porn Exposed

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 13th September 2016 - Jurisdictions across the country are slowly cracking down on revenge porn – a form of online sexual abuse which affects as many as one in 10 Australians. But is it being taken seriously…

Review Finds Yooralla has Turned a Corner

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 6th October 2015 - One of Australia’s largest disability service providers has been found to be safer for vulnerable people after a year plagued by sexual and financial abuse scandals. A six-month…

Pell Failed Child Sex Abuse Victim – Royal Commission

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th February 2015 - The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has found that Cardinal George Pell and the Sydney Catholic Archdiocese repeatedly failed in their dealings…

Savile’s Victims Ignored – UK Charity Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th February 2014 - A UK children’s charity report reveals that many of victims of UK paedophile broadcaster Jimmy Savile were ignored or laughed at when they revealed at the time that he had sexually…

Church Looks to Change Culture on Child Abuse

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th June 2013 - The Catholic Church’s newly formed advisory group, set up to take the lead throughout the Royal Commission into child abuse, says it must examine the culture which has allowed…

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