News and media releases

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The Littlest Flower – written by Wren Jennings, survivor of childhood abuse

There’s no “right” way to tell your story. At Knowmore, we honour every survivor’s story — however it is told.

Sean & Chris talk about making a submission to the 2025 National Redress Inquiry

Your story matters — and Parliament is listening. A new inquiry into the National Redress Scheme has begun, and survivors are encouraged to share their experiences.

Knowmore UNBELIEVABLE Campaign

Knowmore CEO, Jackie Mead, discusses our recent UNBELIEVABLE Campaign, and the incredible support we have had from the public for our petition.

Knowmore’s Jackie Mead and Gary Oliver discuss the redress support we offer people in prisons

An update on how Knowmore is helping people in prisons seek redress for childhood institutional sexual abuse

Knowmore’s Elder in Residence, Aunty Glendra, discusses the importance of lived experience

Knowmore's Aunty Glendra discusses her passion for making a difference and her dedication to keeping children out of care and with their families.

Knowmore’s Lived Experience Lead, Chris Coombes, discusses lived experience

Chris is proud to be part of the Knowmore leadership team and draw on their lived experience to meaningfully inform policy and practice change.

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

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

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

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

Royal Commission reflections: Healing and support for victims and survivors (Week 4)

What more needs to be done to meet the healing and support needs of survivors  Throughout November we have been reflecting on how the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) has changed how we understand and respond to survivor’s healing and support

Royal Commission reflections: Access to justice for victims and survivors (Week 4)

What more needs to be done to improve access to justice for victims and survivors  Throughout October we have been reflecting on how the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (the Royal Commission) has helped to improve access to justice for victims and survivors. In