Royal Commission
Public list of WA child sex abusers needed, says inquiry
“All institutions who know that abusers have operated in their institutions should actively reach out to publicise information … to afford other potential victims the opportunity to come forward,” MP David Honey said
- by Claire Ottaviano
Latest
Australians are becoming Camino converts in record numbers. Why?
More and more Australians are walking the Camino de Santiago, often as a pivotal reset in their lives – and returning transformed.
- by Helen Pitt
‘We failed’: Victoria flags truth-telling process for child abuse victims
Glen Fearnett hoped for change after he spoke out about being abused at a Melbourne school. Victim-survivors will now be given a platform to tell their stories.
- by Bridie Smith and Rachel Eddie
An abuse victim got $50,000 through the redress scheme. He fought on, and settled for $500,000
The case of a victim of sexual abuse at the former Bayswater Boys’ Home casts doubt over the ability of the National Redress Scheme to provide fair compensation.
- by Cameron Houston
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Crime
‘The system needs to catch up’: Push to abolish suspended sentences for child sex offenders
Survivor and campaigner Stewart Carter – who watched the man who abused him walk free from court – is calling on the state government to back the state opposition’s bill.
- by Erin Pearson
This gripping Australian exposé should come with a horror warning on the cover
Anne Manne reveals the depravity and cruelty within the Newcastle Anglican diocese.
- by Barney Zwartz
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Courts
Pope seeks immunity in Australian court over notorious paedophile priest
A lawsuit involving Aboriginal victims of a jailed priest could have international implications for the Vatican as they seek to protect the pontiff from being drawn into a civil damages claim.
- by Chip Le Grand
Louise Milligan’s pivot from investigative journalist to fiction writer
The investigative reporter pulls back the curtain on crime, the media and policing in her compelling first novel, Pheasants Nest.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Education Department failings ‘put many children at risk of sexual abuse’
A board of inquiry examining historical child sexual abuse at Beaumaris Primary School has called for a statewide truth-telling process for victim-survivors, describing the Education Department’s response to allegations as recent as 1994 as an “appalling and systemic failure”.
- by Robyn Grace and Alex Crowe
Tim was silenced by his abusers at school, but first to be heard at the Beaumaris inquiry
How the abuse of students like Tim Courtney went unchecked at 24 state schools for years is the question at the centre of a special inquiry into allegations of historical sexual abuse that began on Monday.
- by Sherryn Groch
‘Tremendous step’: National ad campaign to tackle child sexual abuse
Child safety advocates have praised the campaign as a powerful step in helping prevent sexual abuse.
- by Lisa Visentin
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