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
Royal Commission reflections: Access to justice for victims and survivors (Week 3)
How access to justice for victims and survivors has changed Throughout October we will be 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 Week 2, we looked at
Royal Commission reflections: Access to justice for victims and survivors (Week 2)
Supporting survivors to access justice Throughout October we are 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. Last week, we looked at the Royal Commission’s recommendations to make justice systems
Research underway to improve communication about the National Redress Scheme
An independent social research company, Whereto, is conducting research to learn more about community awareness and understanding of the National Redress Scheme, and improve how the government communicates about the Scheme. Survivors, their families and their supporters, as well as other members of the community, are all invited to
National Redress Scheme survivor service charter
September 2022 update The National Redress Scheme has published the Service Charter, which was co-developed with survivors, advocates and Redress Support Services. The Service Charter explains what survivors can expect from the Scheme at each stage of their Redress journey. You can read the Service Charter and a
National Apology community events
The National Apology will be televised live throughout Australia and with state and territory events around Australia.