Celibacy not a factor in child abuse, says brother
Celibacy in religious institutions can turn some people into bitter ''lemons'' unable to reach out healthily to others - but is not a contributing factor to child abuse, a senior Christian Brother says.
Anger over Catholic abuse scheme claim
There's been an angry reaction from victims groups after a Vatican official spoke of the effectiveness of the Australian Church's redress scheme. (SBS podcast)
Murray Bridge workshop shows support
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse held an information workshop for service providers in Murray Bridge on Thursday.
Legal service offers advice on royal commission into child abuse
A legal service, advising people with inquiries about the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, is visiting Whyalla today.
Royal commission into child abuse credited with rise in indecent assault reports
A surge in reported indecent assaults in NSW may be the result of an increasing number of people being encouraged to come forward because of the royal commission into child sexual abuse.
Child abuse Royal Commission urged to investigate cults
A woman who says she was among a number of children sexually abused by a senior member of a yoga cult in New South Wales in the early 1980s is urging the Royal Commission into the Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to investigate the organisation.
Royal Commission rejects claims that WA abuse victims not speaking out
Officials from the child abuse Royal Commission have rejected claims that only one person from Western Australia's Kimberley region is willing to give oral testimony to the inquiry.
Gerald Ridsdale’s victims to launch class action
Victims of one of Australia's most notorious paedophile priests, Gerald Ridsdale, are preparing a landmark class action against the Catholic Church in what will be the first test of Cardinal George Pell's recent commitment to make the church less hostile to litigation from sex abuse victims.
Christian Brothers offer funeral help to child sexual abuse victim Barry Wilson
The Christian Brothers have agreed to pay for the cremation of child sexual abuse victim Barry Wilson, who is dying of liver cancer, a victims advocate says.
Salvation army working with children policy wasn’t retrospective
One of the most senior officers in the Salvation Army has told the Child Abuse Royal Commission that a confessed child sex offender was kept on at a women and children's centre, despite clear policy that sex offenders should not be working with children.
Paedophile Priest’s atrocities laid bare
To serial paedophile Gerald Francis Ridsdale, violating children was "the Lord's work". That's what he told one of his 53 victims as he assaulted the nine-year-old altar boy.
Abuse claims at WA Christian Brothers’ schools to be investigated by Royal Commission
Claims of widespread child sex abuse at four Christian Brothers-run WA boarding schools will be investigated as part of a nationwide inquiry.