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Paedophile Priest’s atrocities laid bare

To serial paedophile Gerald Francis Ridsdale, violating children was "the Lord's work". That's what he

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

Commission to hear bedside testimony in Victoria

Barry, who is 59, is not expected to live beyond next week, let alone long

Salvo boss delayed reporting abuser

One of the Salvation Army's top leaders in Australia waited nine months before telling authorities

Catholic Church to revisit compensation caps for abuse victims

The Catholic Church says it will revisit compensation arrangements under the Melbourne Response with a

Royal Commission hears Salvation Army offered hush money to abuse victims

A victim of abuse in a Salvation Army home has told the Royal Commission when

Big demand for private hearings by abuse survivors

The royal commission into child sexual abuse is receiving about 40 requests by abuse survivors

Child abuse Royal Commission chairman warns not everyone will be heard

The chairman of the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse is warning that it won't

Child sexual abuse Royal Commission focuses on WA’s Kimberley region

Survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in the Kimberley region who wish to share their

Pell wants state to decide damages

Cardinal George Pell has called on the federal government to set up an independent body

Ballarat survivors assisted to provide their stories to the Royal Commission

knowmore legal advisory service will be in Ballarat to coincide with the Royal Commission into

Postcard from the road: March 2014

knowmore has been busy over the last eight months helping vulnerable clients tell their stories