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
Announcement from the Chair of Knowmore’s Board
Jackie Mead has been appointed as the new Knowmore Chief Executive Officer and commences today, December 4.
Knowmore supports an Australian Charter of Human Rights
An Australian Charter of Human Rights will better protect the human rights of children and victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. Read more about why Knowmore supports an Australian Charter of Human Rights.
Knowmore’s statement in support of the Voice to Parliament
Knowmore legal service is committed to supporting and advocating for the rights and aspirations of Indigenous Australians. As an organisation dedicated to providing legal assistance and support to survivors of child abuse and members of the Stolen Generations, we recognise the importance of addressing systemic injustices and empowering
Announcement from the Chair of Knowmore’s Board
Knowmore is sad to announce the resignation of our CEO, Warren Strange, who is leaving Knowmore at the end of July. Over the last decade, Warren’s leadership, vision, and commitment has positively impacted survivors and community members across Australia. Knowmore’s highly respected multi-disciplinary, trauma-informed and culturally safe services
Knowmore’s advocacy for a fairer redress scheme for survivors
In this blog post, we discuss Knowmore’s advocacy to improve the National Redress Scheme for survivors, including our recent advocacy to federal parliament. We share the experiences of some of our clients and outline key improvements needed to make the National Redress Scheme fairer for survivors. We also
Have your say on the NRS through a new parliamentary committee
Survivors and their supporters are encouraged to have their say on the National Redress Scheme (NRS) by making a submission to the new Joint Standing Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme (the Committee).
Royal Commission reflections: Honouring survivor voices and impact (Week 2)
Reflections from support services on the 5th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Over the last two months, Knowmore and other support services have been reflecting on the lasting impact of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the