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National Child Abuse Redress Scheme ‘Complicated’

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th July 2015 - The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is about to release its recommendations around a national redress scheme but has warned that…

Charities, Churches to Address Child Abuse Compensation

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th March 2015 - Charities, churches and Governments will have a chance to outline their positions on compensation to victims of child sexual abuse at an upcoming Royal Commission hearing. The Royal…

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…

Catholic Church Responds to Abuse Inquiry

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 - The Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart has accepted the highly critical findings of the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into child abuse also saying the Committee’s report…

Report into Victorian Child Abuse Inquiry Released

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 - A damning Victorian Parliamentary report into the handling of child abuse has called for an Independent Statutory Body to monitor the handling of allegations of child abuse by religious…

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…

BUDGET: Funding for Royal Commission into Child Abuse

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 15th May 2013 - The Federal Budget has provided $434.1 million over four years from 2012-13 to support the work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The Government…

Community Legal Aid for Child Abuse Royal Commission

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 3rd April 2013 - The Federal Government is to fund community legal centres to assist those wanting to tell their stories to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Assault…

Young People At Risk Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th November 2012 -
A new AIHW report finds links between social inclusion and issues of child abuse and homelessness. A new report into children and young people at risk of social exclusion…

NFPs To Be in Royal Commission Spotlight

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th November 2012 - Not for Profits are to be included in the broad scope of the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Australia. The acting Federal Families Minister, Brendan O’Connor says…

Vic Government Increases Resources to Child Abuse Inquiry

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th July 2012 - The Victorian Government has been forced to provide additional resources for a Parliamentary Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by non-government organisations after growing…

World Vision Australia To Fight Online Child Abuse

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th June 2012 -
World Vision Australia has joined the Virtual Global Taskforce World Vision Australia will tackle online child sexual abuse and exploitation in a partnership with an international…

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