National Apology community events
The National Apology will be televised live throughout Australia and with state and territory events around Australia.
Legal support services to help survivors of institutional child sexual abuse access redress
Survivors of institutional child sexual abuse will have access to legal support services to help them access redress under the Commonwealth Redress Scheme.
Ongoing Support for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
The National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) has today welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government that Knowmore will be provided with ongoing funding to support survivors of institutional child sexual abuse access redress under the Commonwealth Redress Scheme.
Congratulations to Principal Lawyer Prue Gregory – 2017 NSW Justice Medal Award winner
Prue Gregory, a community lawyer providing free legal assistance for people who have experienced child abuse, has been awarded the 2017 Justice Medal at the Justice Awards hosted by the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW at Parliament House.
Statute of limitations changes – what next for abuse survivors?
A milestone yesterday for survivors of institutional sex abuse in Queensland.
Time limits on legal claims by child sex abuse victims to be removed in Queensland
Joint statement from Premier and Minister for the Arts, The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk and Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills, The Honourable Yvette D'Ath.
Royal Commission into the Child Protection and Youth Detention Systems of the Northern Territory
Royal Commission into the Child Protection and Youth Detention Systems of the Northern Territory
We will right this terrible wrong: Christian Brothers
With searing eloquence, 11 men bravely told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Perth of the devastating impact of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of Christian Brothers in residences at Castledare, Clontarf, Bindoon and Tardun in Western Australia more than 50
Child abuse survivors cautious about preparedness to re-open compensation claims
Victims of child sexual abuse at the hands of Christian Brothers across Australia are being invited to approach the church for extra compensation and or lifelong counselling.
More survivors come forward to Royal Commission about sexual abuse experiences
Away from the public glare of the child sex abuse Royal Commission hundreds of victims have been giving their accounts to the inquiry in private. Around 1500 people have so far told a Royal Commissioner their stories of sexual and physical abuse.
The Christian Brothers order has finally been forced to face their secret sins
It was rule 85 that stated the most obvious: Brothers must not fondle their pupils. It entered the constitution of the Christian Brothers in 1962, a time when the order was supposedly getting tougher on the pedophiles in its ranks.
Enact all abuse recommendations: survivors
Removing time limits that prevent historic child sex abuse victims pursuing civil compensation in Victoria will make little difference by itself, victims say.