‘Some measure of justice’: Knowmore welcomes WA Stolen Generations Redress Scheme announcement
Knowmore Legal Service welcomes the Western Australian Government’s announcement today that it will establish a redress scheme for Stolen Generations survivors in the state.
Knowmore Legal Service Supports Claim Farming Practices Prohibition Bill 2025
Knowmore Legal Service supports the NSW Claim Farming Practices Prohibition Bill 2025.
“Running out of time”: Cross-party report urges government to ensure the future of redress for child sexual abuse survivors
Knowmore welcomes the unanimous report of the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on the National Redress Scheme.
Burney blazed a trail for First Nations
Few First Nations leaders can claim to have achieved as much as outgoing Minister Linda Burney. News of the Minister’s departure from politics has triggered an outpouring of gratitude from individuals and organisations across Australia. knowmore Legal Staff have similarly joined this chorus in expressing their appreciation of
Survivors deserve support, not exploitation
The South Australian government is introducing legislation to provide strong protection against claim farming.
A new law for the National Redress Scheme
A new law to improve parts of the National Redress Scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse passed the Australian Parliament on 20 March 2024. Below we explain what the new law does and share our thoughts on the new law. The information in this blog post
Knowmore is facing a funding cliff
Knowmore is facing a funding cliff — a 25% reduction in funding and workforce capacity next financial year.
Media Release: Urgent funding needed for services supporting child sexual abuse survivors
Knowmore welcomes changes passed in Parliament on 20 March to allow survivors in jail to receive redress for sexual abuse they experienced as children but says inadequate funding for support services is undermining the National Redress Scheme. ‘The redress scheme is incredibly complex. We need adequate funding for
Media Release: Cult survivors deserve government support
Knowmore is urging state governments to step up as ‘funders of last resort’ and allow survivors of the cult The Children of God to receive the justice they deserve. The New South Wales Government has stepped in to make sure survivors of The Children of God in New
Media Release: National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children will bring critical change
Knowmore looks forward to working with the new National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and helping to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. “Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a pillar of Knowmore’s work and we are excited to
Survivors targeted by unethical lawyers
Knowmore is seeing a dramatic increase in claim farming cases and warns all survivors to be careful.
Proposed new law for the National Redress Scheme
The Australian Government has proposed a new law to improve parts of the National Redress Scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. Below we explain: why the government has proposed this new law what the proposed new law will do when the proposed new law will come