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Media articles and other items of interest regarding Care Leavers.
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Tackling justice and compensation for abuse victims must not be delayed Sydney Morning Herald 22nd May 2013 Updated 22nd May 2013 The three concurrent inquiries into institutional child abuse are uncovering terrible suffering and will soon enough prompt calls for fairer measures of compensation. The federal royal commission does not tackle issues of reparations. But admissions by institutions such as the Catholic Church need to be dealt with beyond the inquiries. ... more 
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Posted 24/05/2013
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Hart admits 'awful blight' Barney Zwartz The Age 21st May 2013 Updated 21st May 2013 Paedophile priests in Melbourne were moved from parish to parish in a culture of secrecy and cover-up in which the Catholic Church was slow to act, Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart said on Thursday. ... more
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Posted 22/05/2013
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Ex-elite sportsman jailed over child sex Loukas Founten ABC News 20th May 2013 Updated 22nd May 2013 A former elite sportsman and youth worker has been jailed over child sex offences committed nearly three decades ago. ... more
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Posted 22/05/2013
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Archbishops intervention led to fall of Bishop Janet Fife-Yeomans The Australian 21st May 2013 Updated 22nd May 2013 THE countrys top Anglican, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, personally intervened days before the shock resignation of the Grafton bishop over his mishandling of abuse claims at a notorious children's home. ... more
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Posted 22/05/2013
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Sex abuse justice cannot be fast tracked Michael Mullins Eureka Street 12th May 2013 Updated 20th May 2013 Victims of church sexual abuse have suffered a setback, with reports that the NSW Victims Rights and Support Bill proposes a statute of limitations for people claiming compensation for violence including child abuse or sexual assault. Under the legislation, applications must be made within ten years of the act or, if the victim was a child when it occurred, within ten years after they turn 18. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2013
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NSW bishop resigns over sex abuse failings Sydney Morning Herald 17th May 2013 Updated 20th May 2013 The head of the Anglican Diocese in Grafton has resigned over the way allegations of abuse at a NSW north coast childrens home were handled. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2013
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Traumatic, costly, complex, shocking: bring it on Stuart Rintoul The Australian 4th April 2013 20th May 2013 THE task we have is large, the issues are complex, royal commissioner Peter McClellan said, after setting out the magnitude of the inquiry into child sex abuse. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2013
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Too late, says victim Peter Weekes Northern Star 18th May 2013 Updated 20th May 2013 THE resignation of Graftons Anglican Bishop yesterday over mishandling allegations of physical and sexual abuse at a Lismore childrens home has come too late for victims, one said last night. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2013
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Home of broken trust Caroline Overington The Australian 13th March 2009 Updated 20th May 2013 THERE was a time when Richard Tommy Campion was the most gregarious guy in the room. He liked a drink. He liked a laugh. He kept his hair long and favoured bold-coloured shirts. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2013
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Victim one of lucky few Cathy Stubbs Central Coast News 22nd September 2004 20th May 2013 LIZ Vicha considers herself one of the lucky ones but there was nothing lucky about her terrible childhood. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2013
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Wards to speak out Cathy Stubbs Central Coast News 22nd September 2004 20th May 2013 Liz Vicha outside Phillip House where she stayed as a state ward. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2013
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QC urges Royal Commission to address Victoria's statute of limitations Simon Lauder ABC AM Radio 13th May 2013 Updated 20th May 2013 A statute of limitations was in place in Victoria for decades giving young girls only one year to report sexual abuse against them or the case could not be prosecuted. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2013
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Belgian Church reveals 300 new child sex abuse complaints Asia One 16th May 2013 20th May 2013 The Belgian Roman Catholic Church said Wednesday it had received more than 300 complaints of sexual abuse of minors in 2012. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2013
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Commission urged to address statute of limitations on rape cases Simon Lauder ABC News 13th May 2013 Updated 16th May 2013 Law experts are calling on the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse to remedy an "unjust" statute of limitations which is still being applied retrospectively. ... more
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Posted 16/05/2013
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NSW church abuse victims may miss compo Tara Ravens The Australian 8th May 2013 Updated 16th May 2013 MOST child abuse victims who emerge during the course of ongoing national and state inquiries won't be able to claim compensation in NSW, despite finally mustering the courage to come forward. ... more
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Posted 16/05/2013
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Child abuse action on the one hand, apathy on the other David Hill Sydney Morning Herald 16th May 2013 Updated 16th May 2013 Most of us warmly welcomed the federal government's decision to establish a royal commission on the abuse of children while in institutional care. ... more
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Posted 16/05/2013
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Cultural blindness in church abuse investigations Suzanne Smith ABC News 6th May 2013 Updated 16th May 2013 The Special Commission into sexual abuse in the Hunter is about the importance of a fundamental principle - the separation of church and state, writes Suzanne Smith. ... more
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Posted 16/05/2013
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Child sex charges for key figure in National Youth Week celebrations Nigel Hunt The Advertiser 13th May 2013 Updated 14th May 2013 A KEY figure in National Youth Week celebrations in South Australia has been charged with child sex offences. ... more
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Posted 14/05/2013
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No police resources for clergy sex inquiry in the Hunter, inquiry hears Neil Keene The Daily Telegraph 14th May 2013 Updated 14th May 2013 A LACK of resources - not an intent to protect the Catholic church - was why reports of child sex abuse by senior clergy in the Hunter were not dealt with quicker, an inquiry has heard. ... more
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Posted 14/05/2013
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Migrants stories sought Duncan Abey The Mercury 13th May 2013 Updated 14th May 2013 THE Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery wants to hear from any British child migrants living in the state, ahead of a national touring exhibition detailing a controversial mass relocation scheme that ran for a century from the 1860s. ... more
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Posted 14/05/2013
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Private Royal Commission sessions begin in Sydney on Tuesday Sunshine Coast Daily 6th May 2013 13th May 2013 SURVIVORS of child sexual abuse will get the chance to tell their stories in face to face private sessions when the next phase of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse begins on Tuesday. ... more
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Posted 13/05/2013
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Graham Rundles Story Frances Jones Story courtesy of Frances Jones' blog 2nd August 2012 Updated 13th May 2013 I have a family friend who was sexually abused as a child at Eden Park Boys Home, run by the Salvation Army. ... more
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Posted 13/05/2013
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Time limit on child abuse victims defended The Daily Telegraph 10th May 2013 Updated 10th May 2013 PREMIER Barry OFarrell has defended a 10 year time limit on child abuse claims, saying it brings NSW into line with other Australian states. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2013
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Pell to appear before Vic abuse inquiry SBS World News 9th May 2013 Updated 10th May 2013 The Catholic Churchs Sydney and Melbourne archbishops will give evidence before a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child abuse. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2013
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Pell to appear before Vic abuse inquiry Nine News 9th May 2013 Updated 10th May 2013 Australias most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, will appear before a Victorian child abuse inquiry. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2013
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Pell to front Victorian abuse inquiry ABC News 9th May 2013 Updated 10th May 2013 Australias most senior Catholic will come before Victorias parliamentary inquiry into child sexual abuse later this month. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2013
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Police slam Catholic Church Jane Lee with Barney Zwartz The Age 11th October 2012 Updated 10th May 2013 VICTORIA Police has launched a scathing attack on the Catholic Church, accusing it of deliberately impeding its investigations into child abuse. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2013
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Grieving mother Beverly Whymans tale of two sons Padraic Murphy Herald Sun 23rd September 2012 Updated 10th May 2013 BEVERLY Whyman is a grieving mother of two sons taken from her twice. The older boy dodged the death penalty over a US killing after becoming a cause celebre as a Stolen Generation victim. But now another of her sons is in legal trouble of his own. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2013
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Finally, the child victims can speak at the royal commission Peter Fox Herald Sun 4th April 2013 Updated 10th May 2013 OVER decades I have investigated and witnessed the terrible lifelong effect of child sexual abuse on victims and their families. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2013
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No forgiveness in silence Andrew Purcell The Saturday Age 23rd March 2013 Updated 10th May 2013 As Catholics around the world celebrate the election of Pope Francis, a new film exposes the extent of the Vaticans complicity in covering up sex crimes against children. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2013
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Bishops admit tragic mistake over pedophile Stuart Rintoul The Australian 30th April 2013 Updated 10th May 2013 MOVING one of the worst pedophiles in Australian history to new parishes for years after he was identified as an abuser was a tragic mistake, Catholic bishops have admitted. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2013
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Child sex abuse victims set to lose compensation Anna Patty and Harriet Alexander The Sydney Morning Herald 9th May 2013 Updated 9th May 2013 Victims of child sex abuse may no longer be able to claim compensation under changes to NSW laws that will also slash maximum payouts to victims of crime from $50,000 to $15,000. ... more
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Posted 09/05/2013
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Ex-state wards tell of abuse Nick Toscano The Age 28th April 2013 8th May 2013 Sometimes he would summon her to his office. Other times hed creep into her room while she was doing homework. ... more
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Posted 08/05/2013
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Bayswater boys home a jail Dan Moss Maroondah and Yarra Range Weekly 23rd April 2013 Updated 8th May 2013 MORE than 660 boys fled the Salvation Armys Bayswater Boys Home over its history, the state inquiry into child abuse heard this month. ... more
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Posted 08/05/2013
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Vic Catholic abuse complaints number 400 Ninemsn 3rd May 2013 7th May 2013 The Catholic Churchs national system for dealing with child abuse has received about 400 complaints in Victoria, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2013
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Vic pedophile cluster just an accident Patrick Caruana and Daniel Fogarty Sydney Morning Herald 3rd May 2013 7th May 2013 The Christian Brothers say it was an accident of history that four pedophiles taught at a small Victorian school at the same time. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2013
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Mistakes, failures in church abuse scandal Weekly Times Now 3rd May 2013 7th May 2013 THE Catholic Church had the chance to stop Gerald Ridsdales sex crimes in 1975, but instead the priest was moved on. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2013
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Church doesnt buy sex abuse silence, inquiry told Nine News 4th May 2013 Updated 7th May 2013 The organisations in charge of compensating Victorian Catholics abused by clergy have denied trying to buy the silence of victims and say they have nothing to hide. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2013
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Catholic Church officials take the stand at child abuse inquiry Danny Morgan ABC News 29th April 2013 Updated 7th May 2013 The Catholic Church admits more than 100 children across Western Victoria have been abused. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2013
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Catholic Church paid $30m to child abuse victims Farming Ahead Online 30th April 2013 Updated 7th May 2013 The insurers of the Catholic Church say they have paid out $30 million to about 600 victims of child sexual abuse in Victoria. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2013
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Abused orphans want national compo scheme Nine News 6th May 2013 Updated 7th May 2013 Survivors of abuse and neglect in orphanages are calling for a national compensation scheme and urging the Uniting Church to lead the way with a contribution. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2013
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Child sex abuse inquiry hears from Christian Brothers ABC News 3rd May 2013 Updated 7th May 2013 The Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has been told the first alleged instance of abuse by a Christian Brother in Victoria was in 1934, but it wasn't reported until 65 years later. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2013
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No police in most Uniting abuse complaints Ninemsn 22nd April 2013 Updated 6th May 2013 Most child sex abuse complaints brought to the Uniting Church have not been referred to police by the church, a Victorian inquiry has heard. ... more
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Posted 06/05/2013
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Catholic investigators deny abuse cover up Patrick Caruana and Daniel Fogarty Sydney Morning Herald 30th April 2013 Updated 6th May 2013 The commissioners in charge of investigating claims of child abuse in the Catholic Church in Melbourne deny they have helped cover up crimes. ... more
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Posted 06/05/2013
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Churchs dirty linen will never lose its stench Alan Howe Herald Sun 5th May 2013 Updated 6th May 2013 LAST week, the Catholic Church came clean. Sort of. ... more
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Posted 06/05/2013
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Christian Brothers spent $1million to defend paedophile Barney Zwartz The Age 3rd May 2013 Updated 3rd May 2013 The Christian Brothers Catholic order spent more than $1 million defending serial paedophile Robert Best, the order has told the Victorian inquiry into how the churches handled child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 03/05/2013
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Christian Brothers handling of abuse complaints indefensible The Australian 3rd May 2013 Updated 3rd May 2013 THE Christian Brothers admit they were aware of abuse complaints against two brothers at Ballarat in Victoria but failed to tell police. ... more
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Posted 03/05/2013
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Abuse victim won $450,000 payout Barney Zwartz The Age 30th April 2013 Updated 1st May 2013 Child rape victim Emma Foster received $450,000 compensation from the Catholic Church when the church limit was $50,000 because she took the church to court, the Victorian inquiry into how the churches handled child sex abuse heard on Tuesday. ... more
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Posted 01/05/2013
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Catholic Church facilitated abuse Barney Zwartz WA Today 30th April 2013 Updated 1st May 2013 The Catholic Church in Ballarat effectively facilitated child sexual abuse by leaving known paedophiles in ministry and was ''unChristlike'', former Ballarat Bishop Peter Connors conceded on Monday. ... more
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Posted 01/05/2013
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Church commissioners deny covering up claims of sex abuse The Australian 30th April 2013 Updated 1st May 2013 THE commissioners in charge of handling Melbourne abuse complaints against the Catholic Church deny they helped conceal crimes from police. ... more
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Posted 01/05/2013
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Exposed: The clause that contradicts Pell Frank Walker The sun Herald 9th June 2002 Updated 1st May 2013 A disabled woman who said she became pregnant after being raped by a Catholic priest had to sign a secrecy clause before the Church would pay her $15,000 compensation. ... more
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Posted 01/05/2013
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Church admits moving known paedophile priest Rachel Carbonell ABC News 29th April 2013 Updated 30th April 2013 A Victorian Inquiry into child sexual abuse has heard the former Bishop of Ballarat made a terrible mistake by allowing a known paedophile priest to continue working. ... more
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Posted 30/04/2013
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Salvos failed to report abuse Danny Morgan ABC Lateline 11th April 2013 Updated 30th April 2013 Victorias child abuse inquiry has heard that nearly five hundred children complained they were sexually abused in the Salvation Armys orphanages around Victoria but the Salvos havent reported a single complaint to police. Click on the link to view the program ... more
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Posted 30/04/2013
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Safe venues for abuse hearings Janet Fife-Yeomans The Mercury 4th April 2013 Updated 30th April 2013 MOTEL function rooms in regional towns will be used for child sex abuse victims to reveal their darkest and most painful secrets. ... more
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Posted 30/04/2013
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Pell to give evidence, Church to bring change Carly Crawford Herald Sun 2nd April 2013 29th April 2013 CARDINAL George Pell will appear at the Victorian inquiry into child abuse within weeks, as the Catholic Church proposes a new system for handling abuse complaints. ... more
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Posted 29/04/2013
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Church used blackmail, secrecy Barney Zwartz The Sydney Morning Herald 27th March 2013 Updated 29th April 2013 Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church gets covered up through a system of blackmail and sacred silence, according to the founder of the Broken Rites advocacy group, Chris Wilding. ... more
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Posted 29/04/2013
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Salvos pay $15m in sex claims The Mercury 12th April 2013 29th April 2013 The Salvation Army did not go to police with almost 500 child sex abuse complaints against its officers, paying out $15 million as it dealt with claims privately, an inquiry has been told. ... more
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Posted 29/04/2013
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100,000 abused wanting to tell Janet Fife-Yeomans The Mercury 11th April 2013 29th April 2013 There are up to 100,000 victims of child sex abuse who will be making claims for compensation in the wake of the royal commission into institutionalised abused, says a leading lawyer. ... more
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Posted 29/04/2013
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Funding sought to help abused Michelle Paine The Sunday Tasmanian 7th April 2013 29th April 2013 CHILD protection campaigner Hetty Johnston has called for extra funding for Tasmanian survivors of abuse as the royal commission into child sex abuse begins its work. ... more
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Posted 29/04/2013
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Couldnt leave hospital until signed away The Torch 10th April 2013 29th April 2013 At just 16, Pananias Christine Cole still lives with the consequences of the forced adoption of her baby daughter. ... more
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Posted 29/04/2013
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Healing Broken Souls Barney Zwartz The Age 3rd April 2013 Updated 26th April 2013 The stakes, and the expectations, are high for the royal commission into child sexual abuse, which begins today. ... more
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Posted 26/04/2013
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Families Wounded by War CLAN member Frank (VIC) Updated 23rd April 2013 My family was mortally wounded by war. And so were many other Australian families. ... more
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Posted 23/04/2013
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Abusers may be at large, says church Barney Zwartz The Age 23rd April 2013 Updated 23rd April 2013 Some child sex abusers might still be among Uniting Church clergy because of poor record keeping and failure to investigate cases, the church conceded on Monday. ... more
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Posted 23/04/2013
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Uniting Church paid $2m to sex abuse victims Stuart Rintoul and Pia Akerman The Australian 23rd April 2013 Updated 23rd April 2013 THE Uniting Church has told a Victorian child abuse inquiry that it has paid about $2 million in compensation to abuse victims arising from 63 complaints in Victoria and Tasmania dating back to the 1940s. ... more
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Posted 23/04/2013
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Healing Be Damned Stephen Crittenden The Global Mail 12th February 2013 Updated 23rd April 2013 The next pope will need to come to grips with the generations of systemic sexual abuse within the Catholic church. But in Australia, the spotlight is now on the credibility of protocols set up by the church to handle such claims. ... more
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Posted 23/04/2013
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Restoring The Faith Stephen Crittenden The Global Mail 15th November 2012 Updated 23rd April 2013 A royal commission into child sexual abuse could go a long way to acknowledging the pain of victims, and allowing Christians to once more have faith in their institutions. But how should the terms of inquiry be framed, and how long might the cleansing take? ... more
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Posted 23/04/2013
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NZ court to rule on extradition case next month Dominique Schwartz Australia Network News 12th April 2013 Updated 18th April 2013 A former Catholic brother wanted in Australia on 252 charges of child sexual abuse won't know until next month whether he will be extradited from New Zealand. ... more
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Posted 18/04/2013
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The Dark Records of Broken Lives Stephen Crittenden The Global Mail 17th April 2013 Updated 17th April 2013 The role of record-keeping is close to the centre of what the royal commission into abuse is all about: the battle between the Closed and the Open Society. But at least in some cases documents have been subpoenaed only as far back as 1970. ... more
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Posted 17/04/2013
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Royal Commission can overcome perceptions of conflict of interest Expert Alison Caldwell ABCs The World Today 15th April 2013 16th April 2013 The Federal Government has defended a commissioner appointed to the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse despite some of those Australians planning to give evidence to the commission calling on him to resign because hes too close to the Catholic Church. ... more
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Posted 16/04/2013
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Call for royal commissioner to be dropped Alison Caldwell ABC News 15th April 2013 Updated 16th April 2013 A support group for victims of child sexual abuse is calling for one of the six people on the royal commission to resign or be removed from the panel. ... more
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Posted 16/04/2013
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Call to remove sex abuse commissioner The Sydney Morning Herald 15th April 2013 Updated 16th April 2013 The federal government has rejected a call for the removal of one of six royal commissioners investigating child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 16/04/2013
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Royal commission counselling pledge Catherine Armitage Brisbane Times 13th April 2013 Updated 15th April 2013 The federal government is to spend an unprecedented $44 million on counselling for people who relive traumatic childhood experiences for the royal commission into child sex abuse. ... more
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Posted 15/04/2013
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Salvo abuse claims dealt with privately SBS World News 11th April 2013 Updated 12th April 2013 The Salvation Army dealt with 500 child sex abuse complaints privately to avoid further distress to victims, a Victorian inquiry has been told. ... more
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Posted 12/04/2013
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Salvos deny endemic child sex abuse ABC News 11th April 2013 Updated 12th April 2013 The Salvation Army has admitted it has received close to 500 complaints from children who were sexually abused in its orphanages around Victoria. ... more
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Posted 12/04/2013
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Salvos paid up but did not investigate abuse Stuart Rintoul The Australian 12th April 2013 Updated 12th April 2013 VICTIMS of abuse in Salvation Army childrens homes have condemned the organisation for not investigating allegations of abuse, after it revealed it had paid out more than $15 million in compensation and received 470 complaints, and that 50 officers had been named as abusers. ... more
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Posted 12/04/2013
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Abuse concerns The Australian 12th April 2013 Updated 12th April 2013 CHILD abuse is being over-reported, according to Australian Institute of Family Studies director Alan Hayes after finding a gulf between notifications of abuse and abuse being substantiated (Reports of abuse fall short of reality, 11/4). ... more
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Posted 12/04/2013
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Salvation Army says sorry for abuse Susanna Dunkerley The Age 7th December 2010 Updated 7th December 2010 The physical scars may have faded but the emotional ones remain raw for thousands of Australians who were abused while growing up inside childrens homes. ... more
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Posted 12/04/2013
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Ashamed Salvation Army paid $15m to child sex abuse victims, inquiry told Stuart Rintoul The Australian 11th April 2013 Updated 11th April 2013 THE Salvation Army has told a Victorian sex abuse inquiry it is ashamed of the treatment of children that occurred in its homes, as it revealed it has paid out more than $15 million to victims and that 50 Salvation Army officers had been named as abusers. ... more
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Posted 11/04/2013
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Salvation Army forced to defend handling of child sex complaints Barney Zwartz The Age 11th April 2013 Updated 11th April 2013 The Salvation Army has had 473 complaints about abuse in its Victorian childrens home and has spent nearly $20 million settling them. ... more
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Posted 11/04/2013
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Multiple deaths at boys Home were no accident Robert Chesal Radio Netherlands Worldwide 28th June 2012 Updated 9th April 2013 ... more
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Posted 09/04/2013
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Inquiry told of risk posed by school aged sex offenders Peta Carlyon ABC News 5th April 2013 Updated 8th April 2013 Victorias parliamentary inquiry into child abuse has heard confronting evidence about child sex offenders. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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Church heads ostracised victims Barney Zwartz The Age 5th April 2013 Updated 8th April 2013 Catholic Church leaders in Australia were contributing to the ostracism and scapegoating of child sex abuse victims, showing little leadership and very little will to know, the Victorian inquiry into how the churches handled sex abuse was told on Thursday. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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Royal Commission into Catholic Church child abuse should run as long as needed, says cop Tory Shepherd The Courier Mail 3rd April 2013 Updated 8th April 2013 THE police officer whose revelations sparked the Royal Commission that began today says he has no problem that the deadlines are already likely to blow out. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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Poor records hide truth from state wards Nine News 5th April 2013 8th April 2013 A state ward trying to piece together their identity was told by the Victorian Department of Human Services their file had been found but there was nothing in it. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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Poor record keeping holds back pursuits of justice Barney Zwartz The Age 6th April 2013 Updated 8th April 2013 Incompetent record keeping is depriving thousands of Victorians of life changing information, but the Department of Human Services has a profound conflict of interest because fixing the problem would allow a rush of lawsuits, a parliamentary inquiry was told on Friday. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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Church must end the silence on child abuse Peter Rolfe Herald Sun 5th April 2013 Updated 8th April 2013 CHILD safety commissioner Bernie Geary has called for changes to Victorian law to force priests to report sex offenders to police, even if they learn of crimes at confession. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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Australia launches massive child abuse inquiry Michael Madigan Winnipeg Free Press 5th April 2013 Updated 8th April 2013 Australias grubbiest little secret was dragged out of the shadows and into the spotlight this week. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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Probe into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse NTDTV 4th April 2013 8th April 2013 Australias royal commission into institutional child sex abuse started on Wednesday, and said it would take years to hear from more than 5000 people who want to testify. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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At least 5000 will want to appear at commission Jason Murphy Australian Financial Review 3rd April 2013 8th April 2013 The Royal Commission into Child Abuse would probably hear from thousands of people, take several years and cost many millions of dollars, its chair, Peter McClellan, said on Wednesday. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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CLAN welcomes Royal Commission K Rock FM 4th April 2013 Updated 8th April 2013 Victims rights groups have described the opening of the Royal Commission into institutional child sex abuse as a momentous day. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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Gillard launches sex abuse inquiry UK Morning Star 3rd April 2013 Updated 8th April 2013 Australia began a national inquiry into child sex abuse today. ... more
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Posted 08/04/2013
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Royal commission: victims to speak, for as long as it takes Amber Jamieson Crikey 3rd April 2013 Updated 4th April 2013 Over 5000 victims of child sexual abuse in institutions or those who bore witness or knew of cover-ups of said abuse are expected to give evidence to the royal commission over the next year, according to the opening remarks by chair Justice Peter McClellan. They will speak, many told Crikey this morning, for as long as it takes. ... more
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Posted 04/04/2013
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Royal Commission a time to tell the truth Celine Foenander ABC Gippsland 3rd April 2013 Updated 4th April 2013 A group which represents children who grew up in orphanages, childrens homes and foster care is calling on its members to be brave enough to tell their story to a Royal Commission. ... more
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Posted 04/04/2013
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Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Banners said You have the records of our abuse Erin Marie Herald Sun 3rd April 2013 Updated 4th April 2013 VICTIMS of child sex abuse wept openly in the street as the Royal Commission commenced its long awaited hearing this morning. ... more
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Posted 04/04/2013
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Abuse royal commission begins work Patrick Caruana and Genevieve Gannon 7 News 3rd April 2013 Updated 4th April 2013 Finally, the powerful people are here to help. ... more
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Posted 04/04/2013
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All abusers must be punished: victims The Australian 3rd April 2013 4th April 2013 AN abuse victims advocate says nobody should be spared punishment for crimes against children, be they a charity, church, government or a 99-year-old individual. ... more
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Posted 04/04/2013
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Silence is not golden, these terrible stories must be told Patrick Carlyon Herald Sun 3rd April 2013 Updated 4th April 2013 IT was the start of the end of the silence, and wasnt it a racket? ... more
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Posted 04/04/2013
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Children betrayed: now for the healing Barney Zwartz Canberra Times 4th April 2013 Updated 4th April 2013 The royal commission into child sex abuse is now operating. It expects more than 5000 people to share their experiences, has already spent more than $22 million, and is unlikely to complete its task by the end of 2015 as requested. ... more
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Posted 04/04/2013
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Royal commission has to name and shame Stuart Rintoul The Australian 2nd April 2013 Updated 3rd April 2013 VICTIM advocates have urged the child sexual abuse royal commission to use its powers aggressively to go to the heart of institutional cover up, while also expressing the hope the inquiry does not become adversarial. ... more
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Posted 03/04/2013
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Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Banners said You have the records of our abuse Erin Marie Herald The Daily Telegraph 3rd April 2013 Updated 3rd April 2013 VICTIMS of child sex abuse wept openly in the street as the Royal Commission commenced its long awaited hearing this morning. ... more
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Posted 03/04/2013
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Former priest publishes explosive confession Robert Ovadia 7 News 28th March 2013 Updated 2nd April 2013 On the eve of Easter, and a week out from a Royal Commission, a former priest has published explosive allegations about cover-ups, sexuality and hypocrisy in Australia's Catholic Church. ... more
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Posted 02/04/2013
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Flood of tales for abuse inquiry Judith Ireland Canberra Times 31st March 2013 2nd April 2013 Victims groups are bracing for a flood of people wanting to give evidence about child sexual abuse, as the royal commission holds its first sitting in Melbourne this week. ... more
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Posted 02/04/2013
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Inquiry feels weight of great expectations Janet Fife-Yeomans The Daily Telegraph 2nd April 2013 Updated 2nd April 2013 NEVER has the burden on any group of people been greater. Victims of institutionalised sex abuse when they were at their most vulnerable - young, usually alone and unable to even talk about what happened never mind find someone to believe them - finally have something, someone, to pin their hopes on. ... more
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Posted 02/04/2013
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Protesters rally together to fight sex abuse laws Jennifer Chiu The Colac Herald 27th March 2013 Updated 27th March 2013 Campaigners have started a petition to remove a statute of limitations rule after state prosecutors dropped a Colac sexual abuse case from the 1970s. ... more
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Posted 27/03/2013
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Protesters angry at dropping of case Jane Lee The Age 26th March 2013 Updated 26th March 2013 Child abuse victims have protested outside the Office of Public Prosecutions over the discontinuation of a case against an alleged attacker. ... more
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Posted 26/03/2013
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Abuse victim wants Vic govt to sue church Patrick Caruana The Australian 25th March 2013 Updated 26th March 2013 A VICTIM of clerical sexual abuse has urged the Victorian government to launch legal action against the Catholic Church. ... more
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Posted 26/03/2013
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Abused foster kids compensated in Sweden Herald Sun 23rd March 2013 Updated 25th March 2013 SWEDEN has begun paying out 250,000 kronor ($A37,400) in compensation to Swedes who suffered abuse as foster children between 1920 and 1980, after rampant physical and sexual abuse was revealed. ... more
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Posted 25/03/2013
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Royal Commission into child sexual abuse first hearing on April 3 The Australian 22nd March 2013 Updated 25th March 2013 THE Royal Commission into child sexual abuse will hold its first hearing in Melbourne next month. ... more
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Posted 25/03/2013
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Gillards sorry ovation Jessica Marszalek Geelong Advertiser 22nd March 2013 22nd March 2013 MOTHERS, fathers, daughters and sons sat and sobbed yesterday as their plights as the victims of forced adoptions was revealed to Australia and they got their long awaited apology. ... more
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Posted 22/03/2013
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Sad, sorry day brings closure Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 21st March 2013 22nd March 2013 GEELONGS Thelma Adams hopes todays Federal Government apology to people affected by forced adoptions will deliver closure while breaking down barriers many mothers have endured. ... more
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Posted 22/03/2013
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Sorry wont ease pain Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 20th December 2012 22nd March 2013 NEWTOWNS Karen Field doesn't expect much healing to come from an Australian Government apology for her daughter's forced adoption but will welcome further easing of the stigma and shame. ... more
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Posted 22/03/2013
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NSW hotline to help abused seniors The Daily Telegraph 21st March 2013 Updated 21st March 2013 ELDERLY people in NSW who have suffered abuse now have access to a telephone helpline. ... more
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Posted 21/03/2013
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PM to apologise to forced adoption victims The Daily Telegraph 21st March 2013 Updated 21st March 2013 PRIME Minister Julia Gillard will offer a national apology to victims of past forced adoption practices on Thursday. ... more
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Posted 21/03/2013
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Calls for paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale to face child sex abuse royal commission Carly Crawford Herald Sun 18th March 2013 Updated 19th March 2013 ONE of Australias worst paedophiles - Catholic priest Gerald Ridsdale - could be freed in months. ... more
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Posted 19/03/2013
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Dumped child sexual assault case raises concerns about effectiveness of Royal Commission Simon Lauder ABC News AM Radio 11th March 2013 Updated 11th March 2013 Click on the link to listen to CLAN member Debra Woobys story where her sexual assault case has been thrown out of court because of Statute of Limitations and is concerned about the effectiveness of Royal Commission. ... more
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Posted 11/03/2013
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We will never forget those who not only let down our son Scott but also let down Debbie Adams Jonathan Swan The Age 25th January 2012 Updated 11th March 2013 We have had 12 years to imagine what would happen the day Debbie Adams, the girl who killed our son Scott, would be released from prison, Richard Bremner said. ... more
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Posted 11/03/2013
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Former Colac man on orphanage sex charges Alex White Colac Herald 30th November 2012 11th March 2013 A FORMER Colac man will stand trial on sexual assault and rape charges alleged to have happened at a Colac orphanage in the 1970s. ... more
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Posted 11/03/2013
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Parliamentary inquiry witness says Salvos flogged boys Mitchell Toy Herald Sun 5th February 2013 Updated 11th March 2013 BOYS were beaten with barbed wire whips and nail studded sticks at Salvation Army homes in the 1960s, a former resident told a parliamentary inquiry yesterday. ... more
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Posted 11/03/2013
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VIC OPP urged to explain discontinued sex abuse case ABC World Today 11th March 2013 Updated 11th March 2013 Click on the link to listen to the case of CLAN member Debra Wooby where the VIC OPP needs to explain her discontinued sexual abuse case. ... more
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Posted 11/03/2013
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Letters to the editor: Convent of the Good Shepherd (Albert Park). The Age 26th February 2013 Updated 4th March 2013 The following are letters to the editor about the treatment of girls in the Convent of the Good Shepherd (Albert Park). ... more
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Posted 04/03/2013
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Brothers cant accept pedophiles guilt Patrick Caruana Herald Sun 1st March 2013 4th March 2013 Many Christian brothers refuse to accept that one of their ranks is guilty of the child sex crimes for which he was convicted, a Victorian inquiry has been told. ... more
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Posted 04/03/2013
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Regret over Nazareth House abuse compensation Mark Daly BBC News Scotland 2nd March 2013 Updated 4th March 2013 The former Scottish First Minister Lord McConnell has told of his regret that almost ten years on since he made a landmark apology to historic child abuse victims in Scotland, they have yet to see redress. ... more
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Posted 04/03/2013
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New pope could learn lessons from Aust Julian Drape The Telegraph 28th February 2013 Updated 28th February 2013 ONE of the harshest critics of outgoing Pope Benedict XVI says his replacement could learn valuable lessons from Australia's royal commission into child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 28/02/2013
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An unforgettable time: Gill Home boy reflects on experience Goulburn Post 18th January 2013 Updated 27th January 2013 Clem Apted spent four years from 1958 at the Gill Home for Boys in Goulburn with his brother after his mother died. He feels the Salvation Armys national apology to children in their care was a poor effort and today tells his story. ... more
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Posted 27/02/2013
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Appeal lenient child abuse sentence, DPP urged Pia Akerman The Australian 26th February 2013 26th February 2013 THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions has been urged to take a stand against lenient sentences for child abusers and appeal a sentence handed down for attacks against a young boy more than 50 years ago. ... more
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Posted 26/02/2013
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Ireland apologises for slave labour at Magdalene Laundries Harry McDonald The Guardian UK 19th February 2013 Updated 25th February 2013 Taoiseach Enda Kenny forced into finally saying sorry for the hurt and trauma caused to up to 10,000 Magdalene women ... more
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Posted 25/02/2013
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Irish PM apologises to women incarcerated in Magdalene laundries The Australian 20th February 2013 Updated 25th February 2013 IRELAND ignored the mistreatment of thousands of women who were incarcerated within Catholic nun operated laundries and must pay the survivors compensation, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said in an emotional state apology for the decades of abuses in the so called Magdalene Laundries. ... more
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Posted 25/02/2013
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The truth about sex abuse Barney Zwartz The Age 31st January 2013 Updated 25th February 2013 Australia now has two inquiries into the sexual abuse of children by clergy. Will they be the circuit breaker that triggers the changes so many Catholics want or will the church retreat behind a wall of obstruction and concealment? ... more
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Posted 25/02/2013
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Insight into child migrant experience Allison Jess ABC Goulburn Murray 22nd February 2013 Updated 25th February 2013 So many were sold the same stories of Australia; that it was oranges and sunshine, kangaroos, riding horses and picking fruit off trees... And then that shock of arriving and realising that none of that was going to happen and that you were sent off to a remote institution to become a farmer or a farmers wife. ... more
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Posted 25/02/2013
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Man jailed for orphanage child sex crimes ABC News 22nd February 2013 22nd February 2013 A 73 year old Sydney man has been jailed over a series of child sex offences, with the first dating back more than 50 years. ... more
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Posted 22/02/2013
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A plaything for the priests Barney Zwartz The Age 16th February 2013 Updated 18th February 2013 MAX Johnson spent his childhood moving from orphanage to orphanage, but the worst was the last, Morning Star in Mount Eliza, where he was raped repeatedly as a plaything - one of many - for some of the Franciscans who ran it. ... more
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Posted 18/02/2013
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Priest blasts church's response to child abuse Stuart Rintoul The Australian 16th February 2013 Updated 18th February 2013 THE first practising priest to address Victorias child abuse inquiry has accused the Catholic church of a culture of denial that betrayed the institution as well as victims. ... more
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Posted 18/02/2013
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Church has culture of abuse denial: priest SBS World News 15th February 2013 Updated 18th February 2013 A priest has told a Victorian inquiry there is extraordinary denial within the Catholic Church hierarchy about sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 18/02/2013
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Church has culture of abuse denial: priest Patrick Caruana Herald Sun 15th February 2013 Updated 15th February 2013 A CATHOLIC priest says the church has a culture of denial and asset protection in dealing with victims of sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 15/02/2013
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Church's abuse response heartless, says priest Barney Zwartz The Age 15th February 2013 Updated 15th February 2013 One of Victorias most senior Catholic priests says the churchs abuse procedures have failed and must be closed down. ... more
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Posted 15/02/2013
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Priest tells abuse inquiry that church needs to change Danny Lannen The Geelong Advertiser 15th February 2013 Updated 15th February 2013 GEELONG parish priest Fr Kevin Dillon has told a parliamentary inquiry into institutional abuse the Catholic Church needs to lose its arrogance dealing with victims. ... more
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Posted 15/02/2013
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Victorian sex abuse inquiry granted extension Stuart Rintoul The Australian 15th February 2013 Updated 15th February 2013 VICTORIAS sex abuse inquiry has been extended to September, despite the looming federal royal commission, with inquiry head Georgie Crozier saying the probe is making significant progress. ... more
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Posted 15/02/2013
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Sex abuse inquiry gets deadline extension ABC News 15th February 2013 Updated 15th February 2013 A Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child sexual abuse has been granted an extension due to the number of victims who have come forward. ... more
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Posted 15/02/2013
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Clergy sex abuse survivors to give evidence, priest to speak at inquiry Tom McIlroy The Ballarat Courier 15th February 2013 Updated 15th February 2013 REPRESENTATIVES of more than 30 survivors of clergy sexual abuse will give evidence to a Victorian inquiry when it returns to Ballarat on February 28. ... more
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Posted 15/02/2013
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Senior church figures ordered to attend sex abuse inquiry Paul Dibby The Sydney Morning Herald 13th February 2013 Updated 14th February 2013 The Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, is among a number of senior church figures who have been ordered to appear at the NSW Commission of Inquiry into the alleged cover up of child sex abuse by the Catholic Church in the Maitland Newcastle region. ... more
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Posted 14/02/2013
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Sex abuse victims giving evidence at Royal Commission can remain anonymous Jessica Marszalek The Daily Telegraph 13th February 2013 Updated 13th February 2013 THOSE giving personal stories of child sex abuse to the Royal Commission will be allowed to remain anonymous in private sessions. ... more
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Posted 13/02/2013
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Former priests front court of child sex counts Mark Russell The Age 8th February 2013 Updated 11th February 2013 Two former priests - the first people to be charged by a new police taskforce investigating allegations raised at the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child sex abuse - have appeared in court. ... more
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Posted 11/02/2013
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Abbott gave reference for priest later struck off The Financial Review 8th February 2013 11th February 2013 Tony Abbott first met John Nestor at the St Patricks seminary in Manly in 1984, when they were training for the Catholic priesthood. ... more
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Posted 11/02/2013
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16 years jail for worst paedophile Christiana Jones The Weekend West Australian 2nd February 2013 Updated 11th February 2013 Almost 50 years after committing some of the worst sex crimes against children in WA, a 73 year old self-confessed paedophile was finally jailed yesterday 0 for 16 years amid tears and cheers from his victims. ... more
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Posted 11/02/2013
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Taskforce Sano makes another arrest ABC News 7th February 2013 Updated 8th February 2013 A Burwood man has been charged with sexual abuse dating back to the 1970s. ... more
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Posted 08/02/2013
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First arrests in church sex probe Stuart Rintoul The Australian 7th February 2013 8th February 2013 A VICTORIAN police taskforce set up to deal with allegations of child sexual abuse by clergy has made its first arrests. ... more
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Posted 08/02/2013
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Tony Abbott vouched for Catholic priest later struck off by Vatican The Daily Telegraph 6th February 2013 Updated 7th February 2013 OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott vouched in court for the good character of a Catholic priest later struck off the clergy list by the Vatican following a child abuse case. ... more
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Posted 07/02/2013
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Survivor claims boys disappeared Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 6th February 2013 Updated 6th February 2013 AN abuse survivor who lives in Geelong remains haunted by the mystery disappearances of fellow state wards in his time at the former Bayswater Boys Home in eastern Melbourne. ... more
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Posted 06/02/2013
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First arrests by sex crime taskforce Nino Bucci The Age 6th February 2013 6th February 2013 Two elderly men have been charged with child sex offences after an investigation by a newly-established Victoria Police taskforce. ... more
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Posted 06/02/2013
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Two arrested by Taskforce Sano Natalie Webster Victoria Police 6th February 2013 Updated 6th February 2013 Detectives from Taskforce Sano and Fawkner Sex Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team today arrested two men in relation to an ongoing investigation into the sexual abuse of children. ... more
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Posted 06/02/2013
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Claims that children killed at Salvo home Melissa Iaria The Australian 4th February 2013 5th February 2013 POLICE should reopen an investigation to look for the bodies of children who allegedly disappeared after being badly beaten at a Salvation Army childrens home in Melbourne decades ago, an abuse survivor says. ... more
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Posted 05/02/2013
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Search boys' homes for corpses: ex ward Barney Zwartz The Age 5th Februrary 2013 5th February 2013 POLICE should revisit the grounds of Salvation Army orphanages with ground-thermal imaging and cadaver dogs to look for corpses of boys beaten to death, a former ward of state told the Victorian inquiry into clergy sex abuse on Monday. ... more
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Posted 05/02/2013
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Parliamentary inquiry witness says Salvos flogged boys Mitchell Toy Herald Sun 5th February 2013 5th Februrary 2013 BOYS were beaten with barbed wire whips and nail studded sticks at Salvation Army homes in the 1960s, a former resident told a parliamentary inquiry yesterday. ... more
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Posted 05/02/2013
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Paedophile jailed 50 years after crimes Christiana Jones The West Australian 1st February 2013 4th February 2013 Fifty years after preying on young children, including his own, a 73 year old man has been jailed for 16 years, prompting tears and jubilation from his victims. ... more
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Posted 04/02/2013
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Institutional child abuse: Brightons house of horrors Save Teresa Murphy Bayside Review Local 29th January 2013 4th February 2013 AMELIA SMITH endured 10 years of sexual abuse and incomprehensible brutality at the Melbourne Orphanage in Brighton ... then her baby was stolen. ... more
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Posted 04/02/2013
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Stories sought about child abuse victims Alex McConachie The Daily Advertiser 25th January 2013 Updated 25th January 2013 CARE Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) co-founder Leonie Sheedy has visited the Riverina this week searching for stories of those affected by child abuse in orphanages and foster homes. ... more
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Posted 25/01/2013
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PM: We want your voice to be heard - Abuse victims get day in court Margaret Linley Geelong Advertiser 12th January 2013 Updated 12th January 2013 Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday announced the appointment of NSW Supreme Court judge Peter McClellan to lead the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse. ... more
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Posted 25/01/2013
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Man pleads guilty to decades old child sexual abuse ABC News 18th January 2013 Updated 21st January 2013 A 73-year-old man will be sentenced next month for sexually abusing six children, including four of his own. Sincere thank you to CLAN member Cheryle Warner for having the courage to go forward to the WA police about her abuse. ... more
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Posted 21/01/2013
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Huge task facing Royal Commission: McClellan Harriet Alexander Sydney Morning Herald 16th January 2013 Updated 17th January 2013 The head of the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse has described the task facing the body as huge after the six commissioners met for the first time in Sydney on Wednesday. ... more
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Posted 17/01/2013
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No hiding behind payouts for abuse: inquiry chief Milanda Rout and Rick Morton The Australian 17th January 2013 Updated 17th January 2013 THE head of Julia Gillards royal commission into child sex abuse has issued a fiery opening warning to churches, state governments and other institutions that he will not let them hide behind confidentiality agreements with their victims. ... more
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Posted 17/01/2013
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Sex abuse inquiry facing huge task Harriet Alexander The Age 17th January 2013 Updated 17th January 2013 THE head of the royal commission into child sexual abuse has described the task facing the body as huge after the six commissioners met for the first time in Sydney on Wednesday. ... more
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Posted 17/01/2013
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Child abuse inquiry criticised Bianca Hall and Jane Lee The Age/Sydney Morning Herald/Canberra Times 16th January 2013 Updated 16th January 2013 Churches and charities should pay compensation directly to survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and the terms of reference should be broadened, says the chief executive of the group of those formerly in child institutions. ... more
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Posted 16/01/2013
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Compo for abuse to end soon Dinah Arndt The Examiner 5th January 2013 16th January 2013 A landmark compensation scheme set up for Tasmanians who were abused while in state care will close next month. ... more
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Posted 16/01/2013
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Sweeping powers for abuse inquiry David Crowe The Australian 12th January 2013 15th January 2013 SWEEPING legal powers have been granted to the royal commission into child sexual abuse, in a move to hear from as many victims as possible, despite victims' concerns about waiving confidentiality deeds on events dating back decades. ... more
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Posted 15/01/2013
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Abuse inquiry prepares for a mammoth challenge The Australian 12th January 2013 15th January 2013 ON paper, the Gillard government appears to have set down sensible terms of reference for its royal commission into child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 15/01/2013
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Churches and victims give inquiry support Milanda Rout The Australian 12th January 2013 15th January 2013 SIX days after Julia Gillard announced her sweeping - and rather ill-defined - royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse last November, law firms started circling victims for potential clients. ... more
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Posted 15/01/2013
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Catholic commission set up to advise on sex abuse Barney Zwartz The Age 13th December 2012 Updated 13th December 2012 THE Catholic Church has set up a new Truth, Justice and Healing Commission to advise its bishops and run its dealings with the forthcoming royal commission on child sex abuse. ... more
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Posted 15/01/2013
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Victims may need support to testify at child sex abuse inquiry Milanda Rout and David Crowe The Australian 15th January 2013 Updated 15th January 2013 AUSTRALIAS peak legal body says it is not clea whether the royal commission into child sexual abuse has the power to override confidentiality agreements, despite assurances from the Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, that all survivors can be heard. ... more
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Posted 15/01/2013
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Gillard meets with child sex abuse victims ABC News 13th January 2013 13th January 2013 Prime Minister Julia Gillard has hosted a morning tea for victims of child sexual abuse, a day after announcing the terms of reference for the royal commission into the issue. ... more
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Posted 13/01/2013
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The hell house Mark Russell and Jared Lynch The Age 13th January 2013 Updated 13th January 2013 This country mansion seemingly offered an idyllic setting to educate Catholic boys, but behind closed doors, Rupertswood was anything but peaceful. ... more
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Posted 13/01/2013
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Victims groups embrace framework Lauren Wilson and Rick Morton The Australian 12th January 2013 Updated 12th January 2013 Click on the link to view a PDF copy with information of the Royal Commission regarding what it will investigate and cover and the 6 commissioners. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 12/01/2013
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PM Julia Gillard announces terms of reference for royal commission on child abuse AAP 11th January 2013 Updated 11th January 2013 NSW Supreme Court judge Peter McClellan has been appointed to head a royal commission into child sexual abuse ... more
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Posted 11/01/2013
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Unit to target child sex abusers Bianca Hall The Age 11th January 2013 Updated 11th January 2013 An investigative unit designed to prosecute sex offenders will be established as part of the royal commission on the sexual abuse of children due to begin later this year. ... more
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Posted 11/01/2013
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Priest allegedly indecently assaulted two boys on eight separate occasions Rick Morton The Australian 11th January 2013 Updated 11th January 2013 A RETIRED Catholic priest has been charged with eight counts of indecently assaulting two boys in the 1960s in a police investigation that has already charged six other priests with child sexual offences in the Hunter Valley region of NSW. ... more
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Posted 11/01/2013
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Royal Commission to get special abuse unit Anna Henderson ABC News 11th January 2013 11th January 2013 The Federal Government has announced plans for a special unit to investigate child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 11/01/2013
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Too many blind to vile crime of child sex abuse: PM Judith Ireland and Bianca Hall The Age 11th January 2013 Updated 11th January 2013 Prime Minister Julia Gillard said too many people have turned a blind eye to the shocking crime of child sexual abuse, as she announced the terms of reference for the royal commission in Sydney on Friday. ... more
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Posted 11/01/2013
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Wide-ranging powers for sex abuse commission Steve Lewis The Advertiser 11th January 2013 Updated 11th January 2013 THE most comprehensive investigation ever into child abuse in Australia will be headed by a NSW Supreme Court judge and is expected to take evidence from overseas witnesses. ... more
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Posted 11/01/2013
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Retired priest on charge of hiding sex crimes Joanne McCarthy Sydney Morning Herald 5th January 2013 Updated 5th January 2013 A PRIEST from the Hunter Valley who retired more than 15 years ago has become the second Catholic priest in Australia charged with concealing child sex crimes. ... more
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Posted 05/01/2013
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Priest wants families probed in child sexual abuse inquiry Toni Mcrae Fraser Coast Chronicle 29th December 2012 Updated 29th December 2012 THE head of the largest Catholic congregation on the Fraser Coast has cautioned people against believing the Royal Commission into child sex abuse was going to end the brutalisation of minors. ... more
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Posted 29/12/2012
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Gag orders could hamper abuse royal commission Tom Nightingale ABC 29th December 2012 Updated 29th December 2012 Support groups have warned that the upcoming Royal Commission into child sexual abuse could be held back by legal gag orders. ... more
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Posted 29/12/2012
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Cardinal says sorry to victims of abuse Sky News 24th December 2012 Updated 24th December 2012 Australias most senior Catholic has apologised to those who have suffered at the hands of priests and religious teachers. ... more
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Posted 24/12/2012
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Australian Royal Commission and the Savile investigation: getting the truth out The Conversation 24th December 2012 Updated 24th December 2012 With the years end tantalisingly close, Australia awaits the announcement of the Federal governments terms of reference for the national Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 24/12/2012
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Church psychologist cautioned over conduct Jane Lee The Age 21st December 2012 21st December 2012 THE Catholic Churchs Melbourne psychologist had engaged in unprofessional conduct when counselling a victim of clergy abuse, the Psychology Board of Australia has found. ... more
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Posted 21/12/2012
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Submissions made for child sex abuse royal commission terms News Mail 21st December 2012 Updated 21st December 2012 MORE than 800 individuals and groups have made submissions as the Federal Government continues work on the make up and terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. ... more
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Posted 21/12/2012
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Royal commission: A lifetimes wait for redress Melissa Cunningham Brimbank Weekly 20th November 2012 20th November 2012 A ST ALBANS resident who endured years of abuse in children's homes in the 1950s has welcomed the royal commission into institutional abuse. ... more
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Posted 20/12/2012
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Long History of suffering at Ballarat Orphanage Tom McIlroy The Courier 16th December 2012 Updated 18th December 2012 MORE than 25 children aged between two and 15 died as a result of abuse or neglect at the former Ballarat Orphanage, an inquiry will hear today. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2012
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Cash must be part of abuse compo: inquiry Genevieve Gannon The Australian 17th December 2012 Updated 18th December 2012 VICTIMS of institutional abuse must be financially compensated as part of a broader acknowledgment of wrongdoing, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2012
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Reports of rape will air Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 17th December 2012 Updated 18th December 2012 ACCOUNTS of beatings and sexual assaults from Geelong orphanages will be part of a submission to the Victorian Government's inquiry on handling of institutional child abuse today. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2012
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Prison better than homes: abused boys Barney Zwartz The Age 17th December 2012 Updated 18th December 2012 Boys from Victorian orphanages who later ended in up prison said that was not nearly as bad as the boys' homes, the state inquiry into how the churches handled sex abuse heard on Monday. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2012
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Paedophile ring 'lent out boys' Barney Zwartz The Age 18th December 2012 Updated 18th December 2012 BAYSWATER Boys' Home was a paedophiles' paradise, with several unexplained deaths and missing boys, and others lent to outside paedophiles, a leading abuse lawyer said on Monday. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2012
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Officer to orphan: Ill shoot Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 18th December 2012 Updated 18th December 2012 Care Leavers Australia Network leaders shared the testimony of St Augustines boy Wayne Miller as part of the organisation's formal submission to the inquiry. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2012
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Salvos showed overt hostility to victims Pia Akerman The Australian 18th December 2012 18th December 2012 THE Salvation Army has been accused of responding with overt hostility to people who were sexually abused as children within its care. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2012
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'Strong messages' sent by 720 responses to royal commission APN Newsdesk Fraser Coast Chronicle 28th November 2012 Updated 17th December 2012 THE royal commission into child sex abuse needs as much time as necessary to get it right, the Federal Government has been told. ... more
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Posted 17/12/2012
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Call for Royal Commission scope to widen, to consider plight of orphaned children Simon Lauder ABC Radio 17th December 2012 Updated 17th December 2012 The Care Leavers of Australia Network says the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse wont be good enough unless its widened to investigate all forms of child abuse. ... more
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Posted 17/12/2012
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Australian commission to investigate child sex abuse allegations Stephen Crittenden National Catholic Reporter 5th December 2012 Updated 14th December Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Nov. 12 that a national royal commission would investigate institutional responses to allegations of child sexual abuse in Australia. ... more
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Posted 14/12/2012
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Response to abuse has been slow, stymied by Vatican Chris McGillion National Catholic Reporter 5th December 2012 Updated 14th December 2012 The Catholic church in Australia is about to be put under the spotlight of the most sweeping inquiry into child sexual abuse ever conducted in this country. ... more
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Posted 14/12/2012
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Ballarat Diocese prepares its records ahead of sex abuse inquiry Tom McIlroy The Courier 5th December 2012 Updated 14th December 2012 BALLARATS Catholic Bishop Paul Bird has welcomed tomorrow’s sitting of a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into institutional child sexual abuse and said he was committed to improved safety standards. ... more
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Posted 14/12/2012
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Don't bar offenders' stories of abuse Meg Perkins the Courier Mail 30th November 2012 Updated 14th December 2012 THE royal commission into child sexual abuse will miss very important evidence if it does not include a mechanism for convicted offenders, especially those in prison, to tell their stories. ... more
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Posted 14/12/2012
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Child Migrants Trust UK Office Relocation Child Migrants Trust www.childmigrantstrust.com 6th December 2012 Updated 12th December 2012 The UK office of the Child Migrants Trust is moving to larger premises. ... more
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Posted 12/12/2012
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Sex abuse inquiry could cost Govt $2b: Premier ABC News ABC News 8th December 2012 Updated 12th December 2012 The West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says the Royal Commission into child sex abuse could cost the Federal Government more than $2billion. ... more
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Posted 12/12/2012
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Can the Trauma of Child Sexual Abuse Ever be Healed? Elizabeth Tucker Pedestrian 6th December 2012 Updated 12th December 2012 Last month the Prime Minister announced that she would be recommending a Royal Commission to the Governor-General that will be investigating institutional responses to instances and allegations of child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 12/12/2012
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First regional hearings into child sex abuse Tom McIlroy Great Lakes Advocate 7th December 2012 Updated 12th December 2012 More than seven months after it was established, Victoria’s parliamentary inquiry into child sexual abuse by members of religious organisations will hold its first regional hearings in Ballarat today. ... more
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Posted 12/12/2012
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COAG to discuss sex abuse inquiry Sky News Sky News 7th December 2012 Updated 12th December 2012 Education, the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the royal commission into child sex abuse are expected to be top of the agenda at Friday's COAG meeting in Canberra. ... more
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Posted 12/12/2012
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Catholic commission to advise on child sex abuse Barney Zwartz The Age 12th December 2012 12th December 2012 The Catholic Church has set up a new Truth, Justice and Healing Commission to advise its bishops and run its dealings with the forthcoming royal commission on child sex abuse. ... more
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Posted 12/12/2012
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Submissions to abuse inquiry call for multiple commissioners Judith Ireland The Age 28th November 2012 Updated 10th December 2012 The federal government says there has been an overwhelming response to its call for feedback about the arrangements for the royal commission on child abuse. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and Families Minister Jenny Macklin said on Wednesday that more than 720 individuals and organisations had been in contact about the terms of reference. ... more
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Posted 10/12/2012
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Biggest moments of 2012 #12. Fox rocks church Anthony Sharwood News.com.au 5th December 2012 Updated 10th December 2012 WHAT HAPPENED He'd had enough. Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox of the NSW Police had investigated too many cases of child sex abuse over the length of his career to keep silent any longer. ... more
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Posted 10/12/2012
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Catholic order denies 'culture of collusion' over abuse Lisa Whitehead and staff ABC News 6th December 2012 10th December 2012 Among the litany of accusations that led to the recent announcement of a royal commission into institutional child sexual abuse, none have been more shocking than those surrounding the Catholic order Saint John of God. ... more
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Posted 10/12/2012
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Abuse inquiries prompt spike in counsellor calls ABC News ABC News 7th December 2012 Updated 10th December 2012 Hunter Valley telephone counsellors are dealing with an increase in people disclosing child sex abuse, stemming from the announcement of State and Federal inquiries. ... more
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Posted 10/12/2012
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Scrap time limits on child sex abuse cases, urges head of bishops Peter Munro Sydney Morning Herald 27th November 2012 Updated 6th December 2012 THE head of Australia's Catholic bishops says alleged child sexual abuse offenders, including members of the clergy, should be barred from using statutory limitation restrictions to escape justice for their victims. ... more
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Posted 06/12/2012
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Catholic Bishops to discuss sex abuse Melissa Matheson The Daily Telegraph 27th November 2012 Updated 6th December 2012 THE scourge on society that is sexual abuse will be addressed by Catholic bishops from across Australia today. ... more
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Posted 06/12/2012
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The fight goes on for Forgotten Australians Admin The West Australian 12th November 2012 Updated 6th December 2012 On the third anniversary of the national apology to the Forgotten Australians, justice is still being pursued by many of them and the organisations that support them. ... more
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Posted 06/12/2012
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Ask church employees about documents, inquiry told CathNews CathNews 26th November 2012 Updated 4th December 2012 A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has been urged to question Catholic Church employees about the whereabouts of documents that might show sexual abuse being covered up, according to an ABC report on Yahoo7. ... more
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Posted 04/12/2012
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Royal commission: Inquiry spells end to 'fairytales' ANDRIA COZZA and MELISSA CUNNINGHAM Melton Weekly - Moorabool Weekly 20th November 2012 Updated 3rd December 2012 A ROCKBANK woman who suffered years of abuse in an orphanage has welcomed the federal royal commission into institutional abuse ... more
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Posted 03/12/2012
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Victim recounts 'life of hell' Tom Davis Geraldton Newspapers 18th June 2012 Updated 3rd December 2012 November 30, 1939, is a date that will forever be ingrained in the mind of former Tardun Farm School orphan John Walsh. ... more
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Posted 03/12/2012
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Australias own Oranges and Sunshine victims remain forgotten Woolly Days Woolly Days 1st September 2011 Updated 3rd December 2012 I saw the Jim Loach film Oranges and Sunshine last week. The film tells the moving story of the forced migration of children from the UK, a paternalistic government program from the 1940s to the 1960s that saw 130,000 children removed to Commonwealth countries, mostly to Australia. ... more
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Posted 03/12/2012
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Police launch sex abuse taskforce Rachel Wells The Age 30th November 2012 Updated 3rd December 2012 Victoria Police announced on Friday it has launched a new taskforce to investigate new and historical allegations of child sexual abuse that have emanated from the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into child sex abuse. ... more
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Posted 03/12/2012
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Jewish community embroiled in new child sex charges Barney Zwartz The Age 19th November 2012 Updated 30th November 2012 A NEW child-sex scandal has hit Melbourne's Jewish community ... more
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Posted 30/11/2012
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For victim of abuse, moment of truth arrives Stephanie Zevenbergen Sunbury & Macedon Ranges Weekly 20th November 2012 Updated 28th November 2012 A HUME resident who endured 15 years in state care has welcomed the federal governments announcement of a royal commission into child abuse ... more
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Posted 28/11/2012
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Abuse survivors flood helplines Jill Stark Sydney Morning Herald 24th November 2012 Updated 27th November 2012 Suicide helplines, psychologists and victim support groups are struggling to keep up with a surge in demand for counselling, as the royal commission into child sexual abuse triggers renewed trauma for survivors. ... more
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Posted 27/11/2012
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Ward records in rat-infested storage Belinda Merhab The Courier Mail 02 March 2012 Updated 27th November 2012 HUNDREDS of thousands of boxes containing historical records about former wards of the state, including sex assault allegations, are being held in rat-infested, flooded storage facilities, the Victorian Ombudsman has found. ... more
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Posted 27/11/2012
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Royal Commission: Inquiry spells end to fairytales Andrea Cozza and Melissa Cunningham The Melton Weekly 20th November 2012 Updated 27th November 2012 A ROCKBANK woman who suffered years of abuse in an orphanage has welcomed the federal royal commission into institutional abuse. ... more
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Posted 27/11/2012
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Trial on child sex charges Karen Matthews The Geelong Advertisers 27th November 2012 A FORMER Colac man has been committed to stand trial on child sex charges alleged to have occurred at the former St Cuthberts Childrens Home, Colac, in the 1970s. ... more
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Posted 27/11/2012
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The impact of the sex abuse Royal Commission on rural Australia Jessica Swann ABC Rural 21st November 2012 Updated 26th November 2012 In rural Australia the Church still plays an important role in bringing the community together, but when the Church is under intense scrutiny, rural parishioners question their faith in God and in the Catholic Church. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2012
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No need for abuse comment apology: Barnett The Australian 20th November 2012 Updated 26th November 2012 WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett says the state oppositions response to his comments about the royal commission into child sex abuse was wrong and inappropriate. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2012
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Help lines swamped by calls from abuse victims Margaret Paul ABC News 24th November 2012 Updated 26th November 2012 Support groups say they have been overwhelmed with phone calls from sexual assault victims since a royal commission into institutional abuse was announced more than a week ago. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2012
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Having lived through hell I hope true light is now about to shine Tommy Campion The Telegraph 15th November 2012 updated 26 November 2012 WHEN I saw Prime Minister Julia Gillard on TV announcing there would be a royal commission into child abuse in churches and other institutions I was overwhelmed. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2012
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Cracking the vows of silence Rick Feneley, Paul Bibby, Barney Zwartz and Jane Lee Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2012 Updated 26th November 2012 Members of the small parish were furious. Word had gone around that money from the Christmas collection had been used to help pay the legal costs of a local priest accused of repeatedly raping an altar boy. It was December 2004. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2012
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Orphange cruelty: Where smiling was banned Howard Jones The Border Mail 17th November 2012 Updated 26th November 2012 MAUREEN Cuskelly remembers being forbidden to smile when she was in an orphanage in her teens. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2012
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CLAN volunteer get special reward for effort The Torch 21st November 2012 Updated 26th November 2012 Every week Geoff Meyers drives the 75km from his Wollongong home to do odd jobs around the Bankstown office of Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN). ... more
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Posted 26/11/2012
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Records to be kept Herald Sun 25th November 2012 Updated 25th November 2012 The nations record keeper will prevent the disposal of the government agency records that might be relevant to the royal commission into sex abuse. ... more
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Posted 25/11/2012
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Greens MP calls for the church to be accountable Sydney Morning Herald 20th November 2012 Updated 21st November A GREENS MP has renewed his bid to introduce NSW legislation that would allow victims of sexual abuse to sue the Catholic Church ... more
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Posted 21/11/2012
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Joy at abuse probe - No hiding for guilty Mick Roberts The Torch Bankstown 21st November 2012 Updated 21st November 2012 Bankstowns community leaders have welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillards announcement of a Royal Commission into institutional responses to instances of child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 21/11/2012
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Victims to be able to sue church Phillip Coorey and Jacqueline Maley Sydney Morning Herald 20th November 2012 Updated 20th November 2012 VICTIMS of sexual abuse would be able to sue the Catholic Church for compensation as a result of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Child Sexual Abuse, legal experts say. ... more
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Posted 20/11/2012
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Church welcomes abuse inquiry Antony Dubber Goulburn Post 16th November 2012 Updated 20th November 2012 THE Administrator of the Canberra/Goulburn Catholic Archdiocese has come out in support of a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 20/11/2012
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Archbishop: I wont breach confession Andrew Tillett The West Australian 17th November 2012 Updated 20th November 2012 The head of the Catholic Church in Perth warns that forcing priests to report sex offenders could be counterproductive and still put children at risk. ... more
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Posted 20/11/2012
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In the shadow of evil Catherine Masters and Greg Ansley New Zealand Herald 17th November 2012 Updated 19th November 2012 The Catholic church in Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, is like many in small-town New Zealand - a picture of safety and innocence. ... more
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Posted 19/11/2012
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Irish pull away from scandal-hit Catholic Church Karen Kissane The Age 18th November 2012 19th November 2012 What angers people most is the cover up, writes Karen Kissane from Dublin. ... more
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Posted 19/11/2012
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Our fight for truth to set them free Mandy Squires Geelong Advertiser 17th November 2012 THESE are the words of Geelongs outspoken Catholic priest, Father Kevin Dillon, in response to news this week of a royal commission into institutional abuse. ... more
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Posted 19/11/2012
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Commission should review all forms of abuse ABC News 14th November 2012 Updated 14th November 2012 The ACT Public Advocate says the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into sexual abuse should be broadened to include emotional abuse. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2012
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Baillieu earns some credit over the child sex scandal Opinion piece from Josh Gordon Brisbane Times 15th November 2012 Updated 16th November 2012 It was the Victorian decision that finally got the ball rolling. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2012
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Priests should report abuse confessions: O Farrell Lexi Metherell ABC News 14th November 2012 Updated 16th November 2012 The New South Wales Premier Barry O Farrell says priests need to be subject to mandatory reporting laws just like doctors and teachers and they must be made to disclose crimes revealed to them in the confessional. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2012
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Royal commission to consider confessional seal Simon Cullen ABC News 14th November 2012 Updated 16th November 2012 The royal commission into child sex abuse is likely to consider whether Catholic priests should be forced to tell police about crimes against children told to them in the confessional. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2012
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A Royal Commission into child abuse: how do we measure its effectiveness or success? Jane Wangmann The Conversation 15th November 2012 Updated 16th November 2012 Since Mondays announcement of the creation of a Royal Commission into institutional child abuse there has been some discussion about what this might achieve. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2012
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Abuse victims from orphanages and foster care to seek compensation through Timothy McDonald ABC News ABC AM Radio 15th November 2012 Updated 16th November 2012 The Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse may have been sparked by incidents within the Catholic Church, but theyre not the only organisation that will be subject to scrutiny. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2012
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Commission will take years, regular reporting and many commissioners: Roxon Sabra Lane ABC AM 14th November 2012 Updated 15th November 2012 The Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon is consulting with her state counterparts, deciding the scope and scale of the Royal Commission into child abuse. ... more
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Posted 15/11/2012
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A chance to clear the air Stuart Rintoul The Australian 14th November 2012 14th November 2012 WHEN Leonie Sheedys phone rang, it was a staff member in the office of federal Families and Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin. ... more
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Posted 14/11/2012
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State-care victims to come forward Jane Lee The Age 14th November 2012 14th November 2012 THE royal commission on child abuse will expose hundreds more victims who have been attacked in state care to the present day, victims advocates say. ... more
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Posted 14/11/2012
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Wall no longer a barrier Angela Carey The Ballarat Courier 14th November 2012 Updated 14th November 2012 FRANK Golding spent hours as a child sitting on the red brick wall of the Ballarat Orphan Asylum waiting for his parents to come for him. ... more
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Posted 14/11/2012
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PM announces child abuse royal commission Katina Curtis The Australian 12th November 2012 Updated 13th November 2012 PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has made the call for a royal commission to uncover the truth into child sexual abuse but its scope will move beyond the Catholic church and target all institutions. ... more
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Posted 13/11/2012
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Unreported deaths linked to paedophile brotherhood Rory Callinan Sydney Morning Herald 9th November 2012 12th November 2012 A GROUP of religious brothers led by an alpha paedophile are suspected of the unreported bashing deaths of two boys and the sexual abuse of more than 40 wards of the state and others at homes for the mentally impaired over three decades in Victoria, an inquiry into child abuse is expected to be told on Friday. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Premier orders inquiry into church child sex cover-up Josephine Tovey and Sean Nicholls Sydney Morning Herald 9th November 2012 12th November 2012 The senior police officer alleging widespread cover-ups by the Catholic church over child sexual abuse has labelled the response by the state government as a slap in the face for victims. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Cops own sex abuse case delayed: priest The Daily Telegraph 10th November 2012 12th November 2012 A SENIOR NSW police officer who reported being sexually abused by clergy has been waiting more than a year for police to take action, a former Catholic priest says. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Chair defends legal powers amid calls for a royal commission Thom Mcilroy The Courier 9th November 2012 12th November 2012 The chair of the Victorian parliamentary inquiry yesterday defended its terms of reference and legal powers amid growing calls for a national royal commission into child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Ballarats forgotten war orphans remembered with new avenue Jordan Oliver The Courier 9th November 2012 12th November 2012 A forgotten war memorial for Ballarats orphan soliders has finally received the recognition it deserves. Read on for CLANs letter to this article ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Victorian inquiry seeks access to Catholic abuse files Simon Lauder ABC News - PM with Mark Colvin 9th November 2012 12th November 2012 A Victorian parliamentary inquiry is seeking access to the Catholic Churchs own files on hundreds of cases of sexual abuse. The inquiry can compel the church to produce the documents if it doesnt comply. Today the inquiry heard more shocking allegations about the extent of abuse. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Foster care adults call for royal commission into orphan abuse 4ZZZFM 22nd October 2012 12th November 2012 The Federal Government is reportedly considering holding a royal commission into orphans who were abused in state care, after an advocacy group for adults raised in foster care petitioned the Prime Minister for an inquiry into the matter. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Police attack churchs handling of abuse complaints Peta Carlyon ABC Ballarat 30th October 2012 12th November 2012 A senior Victorian police officer has given damning evidence about the Catholic Churchs handling of alleged cases of child abuse within its ranks. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Catholic order had pedophile ring in VIC Belinda Merhab Brisbane Times 9th November 2012 12th November 2012 A pedophile ring within a Catholic religious order in Victoria subjected boys as young as seven to pack rapes and severe beatings and covered up two killings, a victims advocate claims. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Imported priests pose risk, church abuse inquiry told Barney Zwartz The Age 10th November 2012 Updated 12th November 2012 FLY-IN priests imported to Australia from overseas are an emerging danger, the state inquiry into the churches handling of sex abuse heard on Friday. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Calls to widen clergy inquiry across state Sean Nicholls and Josephine Tovey Sydney Morning Herald 10th November 2012 12th November 2012 A SPECIAL commission of inquiry with the powers of a royal commission will examine claims of interference in police investigations of alleged paedophile priests in the Hunter region and could lead to a state-wide examination of clergy child sex abuse. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Inquiry to see list of paedophile priests The Telegraph 12th November 2012 12th November 2012 A VICTIMS group will present to the Victorian government inquiry into sex abuse by priests a list of 18 convicted paedophile priests who were moved from parish to parish or further away, where they continued offending. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Greens back national church child sex abuse inquiry The Telegraph 11th November 2012 12th November 2012 THE Australian Greens have joined a growing chorus demanding a royal commission be set up to investigate claims of child abuse in the Catholic Church. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Fraser joins call for royal inquiry into church abuse Josephine Tovey The Age 12th November 2012 12th November 2012 FORMER prime minister Malcolm Fraser has joined independent MP Tony Windsor and Senator Nick Xenophon in calling for a national royal commission on sexual abuse by religious groups and other institutions, following claims by a senior police officer last week that the Catholic Church was still covering up the crime. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Psychologist feared pedophiles held power Channel Nine News 12th November 2012 Updated 12th November 2012 A psychologist who met dozens of child abuse victims claims three quarters of the Brothers from the St John of God order were suspected to be involved in the scandal. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Church sex victims want investigation Ian Kirkwood Newcastle Herald 12th November 2012 Updated 12th November 2012 A PLANE flying over Lower Hunter skies yesterday towing a banner saying Royal Commission now spoke volumes for victims of Catholic paedophile priests. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Greens back national church sex inquiry SBS World News 11th November 2012 12th November 2012 The Australian Greens have backed calls for a national royal commission into allegations of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Group says Australian priests abused boys UPI.com 8th November 2012 12th November 2012 Australian police are investigating a group of priests who ran an orphanage for young boys and are suspected of alleged sexual abuse of the children. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Pressure mounts for Royal Commission into sex abuse within the Catholic Church Ken McGregor The Telegraph 12th November 2012 12th November 2012 FEDERAL Labor backbenchers have joined independent MPs and the Greens to call on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to establish a royal commission into child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. ... more
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Posted 12/11/2012
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Brothers pack raped boys Rory Callinan The Age 9th November 2012 Updated 9th November 2012 A GROUP of 15 religious brothers led by an alpha paedophile is suspected of the unreported deaths of two boys and the sexual abuse of more than 40 others. ... more
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Posted 09/11/2012
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NSW Premier pressed for abuse inquiry Sky News 9th November 2012 9th November 2012 A senior police investigator has publicly challenged NSW Premier Barry to launch a royal commission into child sex abuse by clergy, saying the premier is lucky his own children havent become victims too. ... more
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Posted 09/11/2012
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Detective challenges O'Farrell over Catholic abuse claims Suzanne Smith ABC News 9th November 2012 Updated 9th November 2012 A senior serving police officer has challenged New South Wales Premier Barry O Farrell to set up a Royal Commission into sex abuse in the Catholic Church, alleging the Church hierarchy covers up for paedophile priests, silences investigations, and destroys crucial evidence to avoid prosecutions. ... more
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Posted 09/11/2012
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At 11, given cans of beer, cigarettes, then abused Rory Callinan The Age 9th November 2012 Updated 9th November 2012 NEARLY every second night the brother would sneak into his room clutching cigarettes and some cans of Fosters. ... more
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Posted 09/11/2012
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Wales child abuse: PM orders sex abuse inquiry probe BBC News UK 5th November 2012 7th November 2012 The Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron is appointing a senior independent figure to look into the way allegations of sexual abuse at north Wales childrens homes in the 1970s and 80s were dealt with. ... more
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Posted 07/11/2012
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Cameron acts urgently on Tory child abuse allegations Patrick Wintour Sourced from The Guardian The Age 7th November 2012 7th November 2012 BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron is battling to stay ahead of a swirl of allegations of child sex abuse, including the potential involvement of a close ally of Lady Thatcher, by announcing two urgent inquiries into an alleged paedophile ring in north Wales in the 1970s and 1980s. ... more
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Posted 07/11/2012
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Abuse inquiry effectiveness queried Jane Lee The Age 6th November 2012 Updated 6th November 2012 MOST of the evidence given to a state inquiry into child abuse has not been published more than a month after the deadline for submissions closed. ... more
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Posted 07/11/2012
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OPINION: Clergy abuse inquiry shockingly shallow Barney Zwartz The Age 7th November 2012 7th November 2012 IT SEEMS the parliamentary inquiry into the churches handling of clergy sex abuse has learnt at least one thing from submissions about the Catholic Church: how to operate in as much secrecy as it can manage while apparently doing the minimum it can get away with. ... more
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Posted 07/11/2012
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Tears and relief after adoption apology Danielle McKay ABC News 19th October 2012 Updated 6th November 2012 Tasmanian women who suffered under forced adoption policies say a formal apology will allow more healing. ... more
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Posted 06/11/2012
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Govt considers Royal Commission into abuse Sally McGlew Hills Gazette 5th November 2012 Updated 6th November 2012 ... more
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Posted 06/11/2012
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BISHOPS LETTER: Diocese defends handling of abuse Joanne McCarthy Newcastle Herald 12th November 2012 Updated 12th November 2012 CATHOLIC congregations in the Hunter were read a letter from their bishop yesterday defending the way the church deals with child sexual abuse at the hands of priests. ... more
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Posted 05/11/2012
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Child protection inquiry's examination of Heiner Affair likely to call Kevin Rudd, Wayne Goss as witnesses Michael Madigan Courier Mail 1st November 2012 2nd November 2012 FORMER Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may join old colleagues from the Goss Government on the witness stand over the summer break as one of Queenslands most enduring conspiracy theories - the Heiner Affair - gets another examination. ... more
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Posted 02/11/2012
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Orphanage disgrace Sally McGlew Canning Times 30th October 2012 31st October 2012 PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has given hope to orphans abused in state care in Western Australia. ... more
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Posted 31/10/2012
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Ex police investigators could hinder healing process Jane Lee The Age 12th October 2012 31st October 2012 THE Catholic church has employed former police officers to investigate child abuse claims, prompting concerns that victims with criminal records may be dissuaded from speaking out. ... more
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Posted 31/10/2012
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Hope for victims in church abuse inquiry Paul Mulvey Herald Sun 26th October 2012 Updated 30th October 2012 AS Victorias assistant police commissioner gave condemning evidence against the Catholic Church, sexual abuse victims and their families were brought to tears. ... more
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Posted 30/10/2012
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Des Cahill tells state inquiry into child abuse that Catholic Church had created a holy and unholy mess Grant McArthur Herald Sun 23rd October 2012 Updated 30th October 2012 MORE than one in 20 Victorian Catholic priests became a child abuser and the church's senior leaders may have to go to jail for covering up the crimes, a former priest and academic has told a state inquiry. ... more
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Posted 30/10/2012
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Support for church sex child abuse royal commission Joanne McCarthy Newcastle Herald 30th October 2012 30th October 2012 A VICTORIAN lawyer specialising in child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy has slammed the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into child sex abuse in churches and supported the Heralds Shine the Light campaign for a royal commission. Read on for a comment from CLAN ... more
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Posted 30/10/2012
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Opinion: Punishment, penance should come via a royal commission Michael Short The Age 27th October 2012 Updated 29th October 2012 ONE of the most fundamental responsibilities of government is to protect the communitys most vulnerable citizens. Children are achingly vulnerable. They have a right to be able to trust adults who exercise direct institutional power over them. Schools and the church are two of the most powerful institutions. Children are at their mercy. ... more
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Posted 29/10/2012
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Catholic Churchs claims on child abuse dismissed as laughable Stuart Rintoul The Australian 19th October 2012 Updated 29th October 2012 LAWYERS at the centre of a class action against the Christian Brothers and Sisters of Mercy religious orders say claims by the Catholic Church that it is committed to facing up to child abuse are laughable. ... more
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Posted 29/10/2012
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One in 20 priests an abuser, inquiry told Barney Zwartz The Age 23rd October 2012 Updated 23rd October 2012 AT LEAST one in 20 Catholic priests in Melbourne is a child sex abuser, although the real figure is probably one in 15, the state inquiry into the churches' handling of sex abuse was told yesterday. ... more
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Posted 23/10/2012
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Questions demand royal commission Barney Zwartz The Age 20th October 2012 22nd October 2012 AS GEORGIE Crozier MLC stood yesterday to open public proceedings in the state inquiry into church sex abuse, eyes turned to a dignified man in a grey suit in the third row of the gallery - legal adviser Frank Vincent - who many think should have been the one doing the talking. ... more
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Posted 22/10/2012
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Stolen Generation apology gets personal Mark Colvin ABC PM 24th June 2011 A Melbourne man has made history by getting a personal apology from the Victorian Government for his treatment as a ward of the state and as a member of the Stolen Generation. ... more
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Posted 22/10/2012
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Inquiry into Catholic Church abuse begins Danny Morgan ABC News 19th October 2012 Updated 19th October 2012 A Victorian parliamentary committee will today hold the first public hearings in a landmark inquiry into child sex abuse within religious organisations. ... more
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Posted 19/10/2012
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Police critical of Catholic Church over its handling of child sex abuse cases Mitchell Toy Herald Sun 19th October 2012 Updated 19th October 2012 POLICE claim the Catholic Church has not reported a single case of child sex abuse in at least half a century, despite hundreds of victims coming forward or being identified by investigations. ... more
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Posted 19/10/2012
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Police scathing of Church's handling of abuse Jane Lee The Age 19th October 2012 Updated 19th October 2012 Victoria Police says the Catholic Church has exacerbated the scourge of sexual abuse in the community by protecting clergy accused of abuse and not referring victims reports to police. ... more
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Posted 19/10/2012
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Victoria Police slam Catholic Church over child sex abuse Pia Akerman The Australian 19th October 2012 Updated 19th October 2012 VICTORIAS deputy police commissioner has accused the Catholic Church of impeding criminal investigation of child sex offences through its lack of cooperation with police. ... more
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Posted 19/10/2012
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Ex-Catholic priest faces sex crimes charge The Australian 18th October 2012 Updated 18th October 2012 A FORMER priest who the Catholic church sacked in 2005 has been arrested in northern NSW over a number of historic sex offences against young girls. ... more
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Posted 18/10/2012
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UK police probe 40 Savile abuse claims Herald Sun 13th October 2012 15th October 2012 SCOTLAND Yard is pursuing 340 lines of inquiry in the Jimmy Savile abuse case involving 40 potential victims, the force says. ... more
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Posted 14/10/2012
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Child abuse inquiry told cover ups hinder justice Melissa Iaria and Anne Wright Herald Sun 10th October 2012 11th October 2012 AUSTRALIAS most powerful Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, was present when a boy raped by a Christian Brother in regional Victoria described to another priest what happened, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. ... more
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Posted 11/10/2012
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Top cop taken off abuse inquiry Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker The Age 2nd October 2012 Updated 10th October 2012 A SENIOR Victoria Police investigator has told victims of a suspected Catholic paedophile of his grave concerns that his investigation into their alleged abuser is being derailed and that pro-church police members may have interfered in his inquiry. ... more
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Posted 10/10/2012
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Is Australian Child Abuse Different? Joanna Penglase and Richard Hil New Matilda 13th July 2009 Updated 5th October 2012 Australian churches and governments systematically abused the children in their care for decades. Now the time has come to take responsibility, write Richard Hil and Joanna Penglase ... more
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Posted 04/10/2012
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Bungle allowed paedophile to take care of children Rory Callinan, Louise Hall Sydney Morning Herald 29th September 2012 Updated 2nd October 2012 A PAEDOPHILE was given parental responsibility for 19 vulnerable Aboriginal children and his organisation handed $5 million in taxpayer funding by the same government department which had classified him as a risk to juveniles years earlier. ... more
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Posted 02/10/2012
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Abuse inquiry not enough Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 28th September 2012 Updated 2nd October 2012 CARE Leavers Australia Network wants a state inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations to become a prelude to a Royal Commission. ... more
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Posted 02/10/2012
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Long history of abuse defies a short inquiry The Age 25th September 2012 Updated 26th September 2012 Australian clergys sex crimes require a national response. ... more
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Posted 26/09/2012
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A family first policy bombshell Tony Wright The Age 29th January 2011 26th September 2012 ITS SUCH a cliche. A politician - usually a minister, sometimes a premier - suddenly calls a news conference to announce impending retirement. The reason? He or she wishes to spend more time with the family. ... more
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Posted 25/09/2012
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Department goes in pursuit of whistleblowers Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie The Age 20th September 2012 Updated 24th September 2012 THE Victorian government is spending thousands of dollars hunting whistleblowers behind leaks about the abuse of disabled people in state care, and the alleged cover ups. ... more
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Posted 24/09/2012
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Accused killer released on visa and free to work Gemma Jones The Daily Telegraph 21st September 2012 24th September 2012 AN accused killer wanted by Interpol for an alleged murder and kidnapping in China has been released from a detention centre into the community on a bridging visa. ... more
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Posted 24/09/2012
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History that cannot be ignored Antony Dubber Goulburn Post 21st September 2012 24th September 2012 FORGIVENESS is sometimes a hard thing to do. But this is what had to be done when a museum dedicated to the former Gill Boys Home (belonging to the Salvation Army) was opened on Saturday at the McDermott Centre. ... more
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Posted 24/09/2012
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Parliament apologises for forced adoptions Josephine Tovey Sydney Morning Herald 20th September 2012 Updated 20th September 2012 The State Government has this morning said sorry for the trauma, grief and pain caused by so called forced adoptions in this state, in which thousands of babies were removed from women who did not want to give them up, to a mixed reaction from those affected. ... more
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Posted 20/09/2012
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Australian man searches for Albany roots Emily Gruenke Albany Enterprise 29th August 2012 Updated 19th September 2012 Many families in Albany have deep roots here. Generations live within blocks of each other and many work with each other. For one Australian man, his Albany roots exist, but are loosely tied to him by his name. ... more
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Posted 19/09/2012
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The price of battling paedophilia Barney Zwartz The Age 17th September 2012 Updated 17th September 2012 Former teacher Graeme Sleeman lost his career, health and financial security when he took a stand against a sexually abusive priest in Doveton. ... more
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Posted 17/09/2012
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POLL: Church sex abuse victims break their silence Joanne McCarthy Newcastle Herald 17th September 2012 Updated 17th September 2012 The time has arrived for a Royal Commission to expose the gross abuse of power within the Catholic Church. Click on the link to vote on a poll to support calls for a royal commission into the Catholic Churchs handling of child sexual abuse? ... more
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Posted 17/09/2012
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Hundreds attend forum calling for Royal Commission Ian Kirkwood Newcastle Herald 16th September 2012 Updated 17th September 2012 OVER 400 people attended a forum in Newcastle today calling for a Royal Commission into the Catholic churchs handling of child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 17/09/2012
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Vic laws to name sex offenders The Age 11th September 2012 Updated 12th September 2012 Law changes allowing judges to consider broader criteria when deciding whether to publicly out serious sex offenders will be introduced into the Victorian parliament on Tuesday. ... more
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Posted 12/09/2012
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Sexual Abuse: The Response of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney Updated 10th September 2012 The following letter and booklet was sent to all NSW Members of Parliament from the Archdiocese of Sydney summarising the practices and procedures that the Archdiocese of Sydney follows in responding to sexual abuse. Click on the PDF link to view the letter and first page of the booklet » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 11/09/2012
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Hostel child abuse report to be released Perth Now 7th September 2012 Updated 11th September 2012 A REPORT on child abuse at state-run hostels in Western Australia will be released to the public in coming weeks, Premier Colin Barnett says. ... more
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Posted 11/09/2012
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Dutch Roman Catholic church 'castrated' boys in 1950s BBC News Europe 20th March 2012 Updated 11th September 2012 Up to 11 boys were castrated while in the care of the Dutch Roman Catholic church in the 1950s to rid them of homosexuality, a newspaper investigation has said. ... more
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Posted 11/09/2012
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Wolston Park survivors seek audience with Premier Amy Remeikis Brisbane Times 30th August 2012 Updated 5th September 2012 As children and wards of the state, they were beaten, sexually assaulted, made to endure electric shock treatments and drugged. ... more
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Posted 05/09/2012
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Church receives 1500 complaints of abuse Dan Box The Australian 3rd September 2012 Updated 4th September 2012 THE Catholic Church has received at least 1500 complaints of abuse by priests across Australia, about a third of which are thought to relate to alleged child abuse. ... more
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Posted 04/09/2012
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History of orphanages Louise Thrower Goulburn Post 3rd September 2012 4th September 2012 GOULBURN has a rich history of orphanages stretching back to the 1880s. They're full of stories, good and bad, some poignantly documented in Senate inquiries. ... more
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Posted 04/09/2012
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The Forgotten Ones Christine Kenneally The Monthly August 2012 Half a million Australians lost their childhoods to institutions. Many still dont know why there were there, or who they are. ... more
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Posted 03/09/2012
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Archbishop George Pell urged to clarify handling of Victorian abuse cases John Ferguson The Australian 25th August 2012 Updated 27th August 2012 THE nations most powerful Catholic, Sydney archbishop George Pell, is embroiled in a damaging controversy over the handling of church related child sex assaults in Victoria, with demands that he appear before a new inquiry to explain what he knew and when about some of the worst abuses committed anywhere in the world. ... more
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Posted 27/08/2012
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Fight for sexual abuse inquest Priyal Dadhania Sydney City News 23rd August 2012 23rd August 2012 Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) is fighting for an inquest into sexual abuse inflicted on Care Leavers while in orphanages. ... more
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Posted 24/08/2012
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NSW govt to apologise over forced adoption Lema Samandar AAP 21st August 2012 Updated 24th August 2012 NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says an official apology to victims of forced adoption won't change the past but it might ease the pain of mothers whose babies were taken. ... more
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Posted 24/08/2012
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Life of loss and trauma Anne Mather The Mercury 19th August 2012 Updated 21st August 2012 WHAT do you say to the woman who had a pillow held over her face as she gave birth, to prevent her from laying eyes on the baby she was being forced to relinquish? ... more
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Posted 21/08/2012
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Victorian Catholic Church says sorry over child sex abuse Daniel Fogarty AAP 21st August 2012 Updated 21st August 2012 VICTORIAS most senior Catholics have apologised for the sexual abuse of children under the church's care. ... more
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Posted 21/08/2012
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Forgotten Aussie tells of state care abuse Sarah Malik The Australian 17th August 2012 Updated 20th August 2012 CAROLINE Carroll remembers being given meals furred with mould during a childhood spent in state care after she was given up as a baby. ... more
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Posted 20/08/2012
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Come clean on chambers of horrors, sufferers plead Amy Remeikis Brisbane Times 19th August 2012 20th August 2012 As the Queensland government embarks on its third inquiry into the protection of children under state care, abuse victims wonder when their hell will be acknowledged, writes Amy Remeikis. ... more
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Posted 20/08/2012
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Recitations of sorry are no help to this survivor Amy Remeikis Brisbane Times 19th August 2012 20th August 2012 Fifteen-year-old Jason spent his days at Osler House at Wolston Park lying on a mattress, suffering from a muscle wasting disease which had left him little movement and unable to talk. ... more
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Posted 20/08/2012
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Bashed WA foster toddler sparks probe call Cortlan Bennett The Telegraph 19th August 2012 20th August 2012 WESTERN Australias Minister for Child Protection Robyn McSweeney is under pressure to reveal any history of abuse of a 20-month-old girl who remains on life support after receiving critical head injuries while in foster care. ... more
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Posted 20/08/2012
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Victims to help word adoption apology The Australian 17th August 2012 Updated 17th August 2012 PEOPLE directly affected by past forced adoption practices are being asked to help the federal government frame its national apology. ... more
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Posted 17/08/2012
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Wish to see birth parents Eugene Boisvert Sunraysia Daily 11th August 2012 Updated 14th August 2012 A WOMAN whose birth parents gave her up for adoption in Merbein in the 1950s is keen to get a photograph of them before she dies of cancer. ... more
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Posted 14/08/2012
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Abuse victims fear having lost the right to testify Barney Zwartz The Age 14th August 2012 Updated 14th August 2012 VICTIMS of clergy sexual abuse who signed confidentiality agreements with the Catholic Church as part of their settlements must apply to the church for permission to give evidence at the parliamentary inquiry into church abuse. ... more
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Posted 14/08/2012
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Could a commission get an admission? Opinion piece from Peter FitzSimons Sydney Morning Herald 12th August 2012 Updated 13th August 2012 Since taking up the cause of the need for a Royal Commission to investigate church abuse of minors over generations, I have been stunned - and I mean stunned - by readers letters detailing in a horrifying manner their own sexual abuse at the hands, and worse, of priests. ... more
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Posted 13/08/2012
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Former judge Frank Vincent joins sex abuse probe Ashley Gardiner Herald Sun 13th August 2012 Updated 13th August 2012 FORMER Supreme Court judge Frank Vincent has joined the parliamentary investigation into sex abuse as a legal adviser. ... more
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Posted 13/08/2012
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Baillieu to say sorry for forced adoptions The Age 13th August 2012 Updated 13th August 2012 The Victorian government will say sorry to families torn apart by forced adoptions. ... more
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Posted 13/08/2012
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Abused orphans take fight for justice to UN Reid Sexton and Barney Zwartz The Age 6th August 2012 6th August 2012 ORPHANS abused in state care in Australia are taking their complaints to the United Nations Committee against Torture, hoping it will recommend better compensation and understanding. ... more
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Posted 07/08/2012
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Tas joins SA and WA on adoptions policy David Beniuk WA Today 5th August 2012 6th August 2012 Tasmania will become the third Australian state to apologise for the past practice of forced adoptions. ... more
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Posted 06/08/2012
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Australian Orphans Take Concerns to UN Canadian Orphan Charity News 6th August 2012 8th August 2012 Soon after a significant transformation of New South Wales foster care system was announced, a group of Australian orphans are bringing the abuse they suffered to light at the United Nations. ... more
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Posted 06/08/2012
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Children were abused in Australian orphanages for over 80 years Banished babies in Australia 17th August 2010 Updated 6th August 2012 Orphanages and juvenile detention centres in Queensland, Australia, have subjected children to serious physical, sexual and emotional abuse for more than 80 years. ... more
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Posted 05/08/2012
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Boost for sex abuse probe Reid Sexton The Age 24th July 2012 Updated 1st August 2012 A sex abuse inquiry into the Catholic Church and other religious organisations will be boosted by the appointment of several new staff. Read on to view CLANs comments about this article ... more
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Posted 01/08/2012
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Police move on priests over abuse cover up Linton Besser and Joanne McCarthy Sydney Morning Herald 31st July 2012 31st July 2012 NSW Police will give prosecutors evidence that three of the most senior members of the Catholic Church allegedly concealed the sexual assault of young girls in the Hunter Valley, in a landmark case that could expose the church to a new wave of criminal prosecution. ... more
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Posted 31/07/2012
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Inquiry bungles church abuse complaint Barney Zwartz The Age 27th July 2012 Updated 27th July 2012 A VICTIM of sexual abuse - by a Catholic priest - who wrote to a government inquiry into clergy sexual abuse was referred to a Catholic agency, less than a week after the committees chief executive assured The Age such a conflict could not happen. ... more
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Posted 27/07/2012
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Sex inquiry staff too late Reid Sexton The Age 25th July 2012 Updated 26th July 2012 THE decision to appoint additional staff to the Baillieu governments inquiry into sexual abuse within institutions such as the Catholic Church has been welcomed by a leading victims group. ... more
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Posted 26/07/2012
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Priest investigation to examine complaints Sydney Morning Herald 23rd July 2012 Updated 24th July 2012 An independent Catholic Church inquiry will consider whether the church appropriately managed allegations of sexual abuse involving a former NSW priest known as Father F. ... more
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Posted 24/07/2012
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Our priority to protect innocents Frank McGuire MP Herald Sun 19th July 2012 23rd July 2012 THE investigation is into crime not faith. The crimes were heinous and committed against children. ... more
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Posted 23/07/2012
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Church transparency and the seal of the confessional CathNews 20th July 2012 23rd July 2012 The Churchs handling of sexual abuse claims has been back in the media spotlight this week. ... more
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Posted 23/07/2012
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Pauls story Bringing Them Home Updated 23rd July 2012 For 18 years the State of Victoria referred to me as State Ward No 54321. ... more
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Posted 23/07/2012
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QLD inquiry calls in police after uncovering decades of institutional child abuse 7:30 Report 8th June 1999 Updated 23rd July 2012 A former State governor handed out a message of shame for all Australians today when she detailed a litany of horror -- many decades of institutionalised child abuse involving both church and State. ... more
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Posted 23/07/2012
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Case for confession secrecy - Baillieu Sky News 18th July 2012 Updated 19th July 2012 Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu says there is a powerful case to continue preserving the secrecy of the Catholic confessional. ... more
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Posted 19/07/2012
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Abuse by carers covered up Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie The Age 16th July 2012 Updated 18th July 2012 MORE than 100 intellectually disabled people in state funded care are alleged to have suffered sexual abuse and other harm at the hands of their carers, amid accusations that senior public servants are trying to cover up incidents. ... more
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Posted 18/07/2012
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Abuse victims wait to hear Tom McIlroy The Ballarat Courier 13th July 2012 Updated 18th July 2012 VICTIMS of sexual abuse by members of religious and other organisations are yet to learn if a parliamentary inquiry into the issue will hold hearings in Ballarat. ... more
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Posted 18/07/2012
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Priests could be ordered to report confessions of sex abuse to police Ashley Gardiner Herald Sun 18th July 2012 Updated 18th July 2012 Hundreds of years of Catholic tradition in the confessional could be overturned by Victorias inquiry into child sex abuse. ... more
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Posted 18/07/2012
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Abuse inquiry doomed to fail Neil Brown The Age 16th July 2012 Updated 16th July 2012 QUESTIONS persist about what sort of inquiry into allegations of child abuse would be best. The state government seems adamant that a parliamentary committee is good enough. Others want a royal commission or a formal type of inquiry, perhaps conducted by a retired judge or QC. CLAN would like to thank the articles author Neil Brown for his insight ... more
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Posted 16/07/2012
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Abuse victims deserve better The Age 14th July 2012 Updated 16th July 2012 IN April, when the Baillieu government announced that a parliamentary committee would inquire into the abuse of children within non-government organisations, including the Catholic Church, this newspaper doubted that the inquiry would be up to the task. Nothing that has happened since, including this week's release of guidelines for those intending to make submissions to the inquiry, has allayed those doubts. ... more
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Posted 16/07/2012
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Tally Ho Boys reunite The Ararat Advertisers 12th October 2007 An ad in a Melbourne newspaper has helped reunite two boys home residents. ... more
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Posted 16/07/2012
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Defective summary prevents sentencing on sex abuse counts Dewi Cooke WA Today 17th September 2008 A judge has blamed a defective prosecution summary for his inability to deliver a sentence for a man who has admitted sexually abusing 12 children during the 1970s and 1980s. ... more
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Posted 16/07/2012
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Charities welcome NSW foster care overhaul Lema Samandar The Australian 12th July 2012 Updated 12th July 2012 CHARITIES will now be looking after thousands of vulnerable children in NSW foster care after the system was overhauled to free up the time of overworked government case workers. ... more
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Posted 12/07/2012
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Cartoon of The Day - Best We Forget Andrew Dyson The Age 12th July 2012 Updated 12th July 2012 The Age cartoonist Andrew Dyson recently sketched a cartoon regarding recent news of the Catholic Church coming under fire for sex abuse claims. ... more
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Posted 12/07/2012
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Chopper- My first stint behind bars Mark Read Herald Sun 2nd October 2011 Updated 11th July 2012 SENT to Turana Boys Home in 1970, violence became second nature to Mark Chopper Read. He writes about his first experience of detention. ... more
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Posted 11/07/2012
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Charged priests political link Heath Aston Sydney Morning Herald 8th July 2012 Updated 9th July 2012 The NSW Attorney General, Greg Smith, is under fire for letting a senior staff member with links to Father Finian Egan block the release of government documents relating to the alleged paedophile priest. ... more
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Posted 09/07/2012
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God only knows how the church can hide Peter FitzSimons Sydney Morning Herald 8th July 2012 Updated 9th July 2012 Suppose, just suppose, that it had emerged this week that back in 1992 a major Australian institution such as, say, Qantas, BHP, the ACTU or, indeed, Fairfax, had an employee make an admission that he had committed paedophile acts on 10 year old boys; and that instead of calling the police, the institution had kept him in their employ for another 13 years, even as two of those boys went on to take their own lives. ... more
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Posted 09/07/2012
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Unholy silence, a royal commission is needed Paul Kennedy ABC News 4th July 2012 6th July 2012 The ABC Four Corners report Unholy Silence exposed yet again terrible ways the Catholic Church covers up clergy sex crimes. ... more
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Posted 06/07/2012
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Church shuttered inquiry into abuse Linton Besser and Joanne Mccarthy Sydney Morning Herald 6th July 2012 Updated 6th July 2012 THE church prematurely terminated an investigation last year into the alleged failure of a top Catholic education official to take action over the sexual assault of an 11 year old boy in the 1970s by a lay teacher. ... more
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Posted 06/07/2012
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Catholic Church men divided over scandal Dan Box The Australian 6th July 2012 Updated 6th July 2012 TWO senior clerics at the centre of the latest sex scandal to engulf the Catholic Church have given conflicting accounts of a meeting 20 years ago where a priest admitted abusing young boys. ... more
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Posted 06/07/2012
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Priest sex claims to face scrutiny Dan Box The Australian 5th July 2012 5th July 2012 THE Catholic Church will launch an independent investigation into an alleged pedophile priest, as NSW police say they are reviewing whether three senior clergy failed to report his admission that he sexually abused altar boys in his care. ... more
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Posted 05/07/2012
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Clergy could face charges over alleged sex cover up Tom Allard, Josephine Tovey, Lisa Davies Sydney Morning Herald 5th July 2012 Updated 5th July 2012 THREE senior Catholic clergy allegedly told by a priest that he had molested young boys could face criminal charges for failing to report the offences to police, legal experts say. ... more
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Posted 05/07/2012
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Abused children more likely to commit crimes Gordon Taylor 666 ABC Canberra 22nd June 2012 Updated 4th July 2012 People who are sexually abused as a child are five times more likely than the general population to commit a criminal offence as an adult. ... more
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Posted 04/07/2012
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Calls for Royal Commission over alleged cover up of Catholic abuse Tom Allard Sydney Morning Herald 4th July 2012 Updated 4th July 2012 THREE of Australias most senior Catholic clergy failed to tell authorities of evidence they received that a priest had repeatedly sexually abused boys as young as 10 in NSW. ... more
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Posted 04/07/2012
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Salvation Army apology for abuse frustrates those left scarred Melanie Sim 666 ABC Canberra 8th December 2010 Updated 4th July 2012 From the 1890s to the early 1990s, the Salvation Army looked after tens of thousands of children in institutions around Australia, including the Gill Home for Boys in Goulburn. But it wasnt always a happy childhood. ... more
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Posted 03/07/2012
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Salvation Army apologises for care abuses 666 ABC Canberra 7th December 2010 Updated 4th July 2012 The Salvation Army has delivered a formal apology to people who were mistreated while in the organisations care as children. ... more
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Posted 03/07/2012
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Town should apologise to abuse victims, inquiry told Courtney Trenwith WA Today 29th June 2012 Updated 2nd July 2012 The residents of a country town where a hostel warden sexually abused boys for 14 years ignored the criminal behaviour because they were more concerned about the reputation of their community, an inquiry examining the abuse has been told. ... more
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Posted 02/07/2012
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Hostel sex abuse inquiry to target 11 people Courtney Trenwith WA Today 29th June 2012 Updated 2nd July 2012 A total of 11 people will have adverse findings recommended against them for their failure to properly investigate allegations that Dennis McKenna was sexually abusing boys at a state run hostel in Katanning for 14 years. ... more
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Posted 02/07/2012
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Inquiry blames authorities inaction for tsunami of abuse' Courtney Trenwith WA Today 30th June 2012 Updated 2nd July 2012 For nearly four decades Kieran Stephens has carried the enormous strain of believing that if he had been stronger and convinced his father that he had been sexually abused by his hostel warden the tsunami of abuse that was later committed against scores of boys would not have occurred. ... more
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Posted 02/07/2012
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Breaking Silence Trent Dalton Q Weekend June 9 Updated 2nd July 2012 The sign rests on the carpet of Richard Tommy Campions bedroom. Bold block letters, ANGLICAN CHURCH DUTY OF CARE CHILD ABUSE COVER UP. ... more
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Posted 02/07/2012
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Forced adoption apology a significant step for healing Dan Harrison The Age 23rd June 2012 Updated 26th June 2012 THE federal government will make a formal apology to parents and children separated by forced adoption. ... more
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Posted 26/06/2012
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Victim of the Stolen Generation Ronella Jerome Tenterfield Star 14th February 2008 I was born in Nowra, NSW, in 1932. I was 18 months old when I and my two brothers were taken from our parents. I do not remember where my parents were living at the time, however I ended up being placed in Bomaderry Childrens Home with my two brothers Leslie and Warren. Les was about six years of age and Warren four. ... more
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Posted 25/06/2012
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Priest guilty of hiding abuse Jon Hurdle and Erik Eckholm The Age 24th June 2012 Updated 25th June 2012 MONSIGNOR William Lynn, a former archbishops aide, has been found guilty of endangering children, becoming the first senior official of the Catholic Church in the United States convicted of covering up sexual abuses by priests under his supervision. ... more
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Posted 25/06/2012
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Government to apologise for forced adoptions Misha Schubert Sydney Morning Herald 24th June 2012 Updated 25th June 2012 AUSTRALIANS who suffered the trauma of forced adoptions will get a formal apology from the federal government, after a heart rending Senate report exposed the depth of the personal tragedy earlier this year. ... more
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Posted 25/06/2012
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Lawyer Judy Courtin speaks on sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. The Age 25th June 2012 Updated 25th June 2012 Judy Courtin is currently doing a PHD on sexual abuse by the Catholic clergy and whether victims are finding justice and the effectiveness of the Victorian Inquiry. Click to read the transcript of the interview and click on the link to view a short video. Read on for CLAN member Frank Goldings response. ... more
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Posted 25/06/2012
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Victim recounts life of hell Tom Davis Geraldton Newspaper 18th June 2012 Updated 22nd June 2012 November 30, 1939, is a date that will forever be ingrained in the mind of former Tardun Farm School orphan John Walsh. Thank you to CLAN member John for doing this interview ... more
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Posted 22/06/2012
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Our man in Rome Jane Cadzow The Good Weekend - Sydney Morning Herald 16th June 2012 Updated 20th June 2012 As the Australian Catholic Churchs most powerful figure, Cardinal George Pell sees it as his task to keep the rest of us on the right path. His own path, meanwhile, could lead all the way to the Vatican. Read on to view CLANs response to this article ... more
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Posted 20/06/2012
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Smith flags Royal Commission into Defence sex abuse claims Simon Cullen ABC News 15th June 2012 Updated 19th June 2012 Allegations of systemic abuse within the defence force and claims that perpetrators now hold senior positions are nonsense, according to the Australia Defence Association, but it is backing the idea of a Royal Commission to clear the air. ... more
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Posted 19/06/2012
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Bob breaks silence on sad Bindoon past In My Community 2nd June 2012 Updated 18th June 2012 THE cheerful, charismatic and sharp witted 71 year old man in front of me breaks down. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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Irish religious to fore in Australian abuse scandal Mary Raftery Alliance Support Group 18th November 2009 Updated 18th June 2012 Many of the children abused in Australia, prompting this weeks apology by the prime minister there, came originally from Ireland. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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A litany of disgrace Letter by John Hawkins In My Community 10th November 2009 Updated 18th June 2012 THIS apology based on accurate research and documentary evidence revealed in Part II of The Bush Orphanage should be considered by Britain and Australia. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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Ordeal of Australias child migrants Nick Bryant BBC News Asia Pacific 15th November 2009 Updated 18th June 2012 The story of the British child migrants sent to Australia has been described as a history of lies, deceit, cruelty and official disinterest and neglect. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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School came with a life sentence in the playground Sydney Morning Herald 27th October 2011 Updated 18th June 2012 West Australian orphans who survived the corporal punishment and child labour dished out by the Christian Brothers at its Castledare boarding school, now face potentially fatal diseases caused by asbestos. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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The execution of the Holy Spirit Kobutsu Malone Bergen Catholic Abuse 20th January 2002 Updated 18th June 2012 Serial Sexual Harassment, Assault & Battery by Irish Christian Brothers at Bergen Catholic High School, Oradell, New Jersey, A memoir from 1964 ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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Maltese Australian in Queens list Times of Malta 13th June 2012 Updated 18th June 2012 Malta born David Henry Plowman was among the 762 Australians included in this years Queens birthday honours list. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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Could things have been different? Faye Giddings 1st National Conference on the Mental Health Aspects of Persons Affected by Family Separation held at Liverpool Hospital October 2002 Updated 18th June 2012 Since reading the flyer for the 1st National Conference on Mental Health of Persons Affected by Family Separation, it seems my mind is a kaleidoscope of thoughts and memories, memories so painful that they overwhelm me, yet again. They keep jumping from one to another, in no real order except for the fact that they are all true, these memories are real, they all happened to me. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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Br Conlon and the Tardun farm Scheme David Plowman Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society 2007 Updated 18th June 2012 Between 1897 and 1936 the Christian Brothers established a network of child welfare institutions in Western Australia that became known as The Scheme. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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Justice for the Stolen Generation Coffs Coast Advocate 25th June 2011 Updated 18th June 2012 Almost everything Neville Austin has ever wanted is contained in a one page letter he received this week from the Victorian Government. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2012
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Scheme confirms 200 abuse victims Tom Davis Geraldton News 13th June 2012 Updated 14th June 2012 Almost 200 child abuse victims who spent time at two Mid West institutions were awarded compensation packages under the Redress WA scheme. ... more
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Posted 14/06/2012
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Who will hang when it comes to WAs institutional abuse? Anne Louise Brown WA Today 13th June 2012 Updated 13th June 2012 The last man to hang in Western Australia, Eric Cooke, was institutionalised in Fremantle Prison as a juvenile. ... more
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Posted 13/06/2012
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Child abuse spectre over 26 institutions Joseph Catanzaro and Kate Bastians The West Australian 11th June 2012 Updated 12th June 2012 More than 20 WA institutions have been implicated in cases of child abuse and neglect, The West Australian can reveal. Click on the PDF link to view a list of WA institutions involved. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 12/06/2012
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Two months on still no funds for inquiry Josh Gordon The Age 6th June 2012 Updated 6th June 2012 A PARLIAMENTARY committee told to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by members of the clergy is still wrangling with the Baillieu government over funding almost two months after the inquiry was announced. ... more
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Posted 06/06/2012
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Labor pledges to probe abuse Beatrice Thomas and Joseph Catanzaro, The West Australian 2nd June 2012 Updated 4th June 2012 WA Labor yesterday pledged to hold a royal commission into abuse in State care if it won next years election as the State Government last night revealed it had investigated 61 allegations of abuse on its watch as part of the Redress WA scheme. ... more
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Posted 04/06/2012
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The Fairbridge Farm School Radio Netherlands 31st May 2012 Updated 31st May 2012 Sixty years after their liberation from Japanese POW camps in Indonesia, four elderly Dutch people remember how they regained their childhood when they were sent to the Fairbridge Farm School in southwestern Australia. ... more
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Posted 31/05/2012
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Foster Kids on too many meds, Is the Government taking action? USA ABC News 23rd May 2012 The senator who spurred the Government Accountability Office to investigate the startling numbers of foster children being put on powerful, mind altering drugs is calling on the Obama administration to follow through on its vow to find solutions to the issue. ... more
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Posted 31/05/2012
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Secret report exposes horrifying child abuse Joseph Catanzaro The West Australian 30th May 2012 Updated 31st May 2012 A damning report that found more than 80 per cent of child migrants at several WA institutions were abused can now be exposed almost 20 years after it was made secret. ... more
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Posted 31/05/2012
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Fairbridge child abuse investigated in WA Sharon Kennedy ABC South West WA 29th May 2012 Updated 29th May 2012 The return of a register of child migrants to Fairbridge farm sparked investigations into child abuse in the first half of last century. ... more
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Posted 30/05/2012
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Greens campaign to help abuse victims get church assets Anna Patty Sydney Morning Herald 29th May 2012 Updated 29th May 2012 VICTIMS of alleged sex abuse at the hands of Catholic priests claim they have been denied adequate compensation because the church has its assets locked up in property trusts. Read on for CLAN's reply to the article
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Posted 29/05/2012
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Forgotten Aussies to get access to records Ninemsn 29th May 2012 The so called Forgotten Australians will soon have access to 140,000 new records, a Senate hearing has been told. ... more
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Posted 29/05/2012
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Claims meeting over state ward abuse John Dagge Sunday Herald Sun 27th May 2012 Updated 28th May 2012 27th May 2012 THE State Government has agreed to meet lawyers representing more than 30 former state wards who suffered abuse in an attempt to resolve compensation claims. ... more
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Posted 28/05/2012
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Child migrant abuse revealed Joseph Catanzaro The West Australian 28th May 2012 Updated 28th May 2012 The full extent of sexual, physical and psychological abuse suffered by hundreds of child migrants sent forcibly to Fairbridge Farm School in Pinjarra can be revealed for the first time. ... more
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Posted 28/05/2012
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Paedophiles years of abuse Joseph Catanzaro The West Australian 28th May 2012 One of WAs most notorious paedophiles was secretly preying on boys at Fairbridge Farm School more than a decade before his first arrest on sexual abuse charges, a victim has revealed. ... more
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Posted 28/05/2012
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Greens urge reconsideration of child migrant case ABC South West WA 29th April 2011 The West Australian Government has been accused of lacking compassion in its failure to compensate a 91 year old child migrant. ... more
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Posted 22/05/2012
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Tears for fears of Fairbridge Farm orphans Nicolas Perpitch The Australian 11th June 2011 STAFF at the Dickensian English orphanage where 12 year old Mike Barnett lived did not even bother promising a life of oranges and sunshine when they told him he was going to Australia. ... more
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Posted 22/05/2012
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Class Action Hearing Brian Kirkby Old Fairbridgians Association 26th May 2011 The first hearing of the damages claims of 69 former Fairbridge children from the Farm School at Molong was heard on the June 14th 2011 in the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney. A subsequent hearing is now set for the 6th to 8th June 2012. ... more
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Posted 22/05/2012
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Story behind the charade In My Community 19th February 2010 THE spirit of survival and camaraderie among orphaned migrant students at Fairbridge Farm School in Pinjarra in his graduate teaching year in 1958, has never left Colin Marsh. ... more
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Posted 22/05/2012
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Forced adoptions apology from SA Premier ABC News 17th May 2012 Updated 17th May 2012 South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will make a formal apology to people affected by past forced adoption practices. ... more
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Posted 18/05/2012
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Switzerlands Stolen Generation David Brill SBS Dateline 15th May 2012 Updated 15th May 2012 A story recently aired by SBS Dateline outlines the shocking tale of children deemed to be at risk being forcibly removed from their homes in societys best interest. Hundreds of thousands of Verdingkinder, or contract children, were taken by the government and exploited as cheap labour. They endured years of physical and mental abuse, and some even committed suicide. ... more
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Posted 16/05/2012
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Responding to Forgotten Australians Shurlee Swain, Leonie Sheedy & Cate ONeill Journal of Australian Studies 16th March 2012 In the last fifteen years the experiences of children in out of home care in Australia have been the subject of three national enquiries. Each of the reports engage explicitly with history, affirming its importance to personal and national identity and make recommendations in relation to archives, record keeping and memorials, in order that the history not be forgotten. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 15/05/2012
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Politicians delay inquiry into child abuse in religious groups to take a European trip instead Ashley Gardiner Herald Sun 14th May 2012 Updated 14th May 2012 THE politicians running an inquiry into child sex abuse in religious organisations are in Europe on a taxpayer funded trip. ... more
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Posted 14/05/2012
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Sexual abuse inquiry threatened by cut to funding for committees Farrah Tomazin The Age 6th May 2012 THE parliamentary committee in charge of Victorias long awaited inquiry into clergy sex abuse has had its funding cut in the state budget, renewing concerns that it has been set up to fail. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2012
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Fight for church abuse damages Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker The Age 3rd May 2012 Updated 3rd May 2012 ELEVEN Victorians abused by a jailed paedophile Christian Brother have lodged joint claims in the Victorian County Court in the first of several looming and large legal actions aimed at forcing the Catholic Church to compensate victims. ... more
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Posted 03/05/2012
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Cast abuse net wider, victim pleads Benjamin Millar Brimbank Weekly 24th April 2012 Updated 24th April 2012 A PARLIAMENTARY inquiry into sexual abuse by churches and other non government organisations doesn't go nearly far enough, according to a St Albans man who spent six years in childrens homes in the 1950s. ... more
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Posted 24/04/2012
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Let our histories be visible Adele Chynoweth National Museum of Australia April 2012 Updated 24th April 2012 In 2004, at the official hearings of the Senate Community Affairs References Committee as part of the Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care, Leonie Sheedy, cofounder of the Care Leavers of Australia Network, demanded that there be space made available for an exhibition about the experiences of children who grew up in orphanages, Get the dinosaurs out of the Australian museum, for once, and dedicate it to orphanages and children. Let our histories be visible ... more
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Posted 24/04/2012
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Push to widen sex abuse inquiry Jane Lee The Age 23rd April 2012 Updated 23rd April 2012 THE state government has been urged to widen the inquiry into sex abuse by priests to consider how to make it easier for victims to sue the Catholic Church. ... more
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Posted 23/04/2012
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Dear Archbishop, more contrition, please, less deflection Bill Farr The Age 23rd April 2012 On the matter of sex abuse by clergy, Denis Hart still doesnt get it. ... more
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Posted 23/04/2012
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Stuff ups protect the paedophiles Sharon McCrohan Sunday Herald Sun 22nd April 2012 22nd April 2012 PAEDOPHILES are like toxic waste dumps. Nobody wants one in their neighbourhood, but they have to go somewhere. ... more
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Posted 22/04/2012
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Victims owed a national inquiry Paul Daley The Age 22nd April 2012 Updated 22nd April 2012 Few countries are much good at exploring their darker sides. We wait for ugly boils to surface and lance them in the hope they wont recur, long before we look for the causes. ... more
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Posted 22/04/2012
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A chance to heal unholy wounds Bronwyn Pike WA Today 21st April 2012 FOR many years, religious organisations have grappled with the need to improve the ways they deal with abusive behaviour by their own clergy. In my previous role as director of social justice in the Uniting Church during the 1990s, I worked with my colleagues to develop sexual abuse complaints procedures. In that task I gained an appreciation of just how challenging and complex this issue can be. ... more
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Posted 21/04/2012
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Sex abuse inquiry will find the Catholic Church has been fair Archbishop Denis Hart Sydney Morning Herald 20th April 2012 Sins of the past cannot be undone, but there has been no cover up. ... more
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Posted 20/04/2012
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Victorian abuse inquiry must be just the start Cathy Kezelman Brisbane Times 20th April 2012 The Victorian parliamentary inquiry into sexual abuse within religious organisations is to be applauded. The long overdue announcement this week by the Baillieu government has come on the back of years of lobbying by victims, their families and victims groups. ... more
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Posted 20/04/2012
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Government announces inquiry into church sex abuse ABC News 17th April 2012 The Victorian Government has announced a parliamentary inquiry into sexual abuse in the church. Click on the link to watch a video of the news story. ... more
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Posted 19/04/2012
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Lawyers want national church abuse inquiry Nine News 19th April 2011 A national inquiry into sexual abuse in religious institutions is needed, the Australian Lawyers Alliance says. ... more
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Posted 19/04/2012
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Opinons from the public about the sex abuse inquiry The Age 19th April 2011 Six MPs with no legal knowledge or expertise in cross examination. No incentive to go outside Spring Street and hear real stories not good enough. They will progressively close down the whole scandal. A government far too nervous, responding half heartedly and only when pushed. Perhaps needing the church's support for reelection? Not good enough. ... more
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Posted 19/04/2012
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Child sex abuse in the Church, alliance demands full inquiry Jerome Taylor The Independent UK 19th April 2011 Anglican and Catholic churches have lost the right to police themselves, say victims ... more
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Posted 19/04/2012
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Baillieu bows to pressure on church sex-abuse probe Josh Gordon with Barney Zwartz and Megan Levy The Age 17th April 2012 The Catholic Church and religious organisations are to be subjected to a year long parliamentary inquiry into the handling of criminal abuse of children. ... more
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Posted 18/04/2012
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Sexual abuse inquiry hamstrung by practical limitations Barney Zwartz The Age 18th April 2012 SURVIVORS of clergy sexual abuse, in the first flush of their apparent victory of winning an inquiry into the churchs handling of their complaints, were delighted yesterday. ... more
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Posted 18/04/2012
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Church inquiry not enough Josh Gordon with Barney Zwartz The Age 18th April 2012 THE historic decision by the Baillieu government to launch an inquiry into the handling by churches of clergy sex abuse allegations was undermined last night when a key member of the committee appointed to run the inquiry said it was the wrong body for the task. ... more
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Posted 18/04/2012
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State inquiry to lift the lid on religious sex assaults Josh Gordon with Barney Zwartz Sydney Morning Herald 18th April 2012 A WIDE RANGING inquiry has been launched into sexual abuse in religious organisations after revelations some 40 alleged victims committed suicide. ... more
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Posted 18/04/2012
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Mother cant forget the day she lost her beautiful boy Jo Chandler The Age 18th April 2012 HINDSIGHT and maternal intuition mean Helen Watson can pinpoint precisely the moment when life for her 15 year old son began to unravel. Theres no consolation in the memory. ... more
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Posted 18/04/2012
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Grandmother tells of overcoming orphanage abuse Anthea Cannon Geelong Advertiser 18th April 2012 Updated 18th April 2012 EIGHTY eight. For a year that was all an eight year old Saundra Chapman knew herself as. Thank you to CLAN member Saundra for doing this interview. ... more
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Posted 18/04/2012
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Priests, faithful want abuse inquiry Jane Lee and Barney Zwartz The Age 17th April 2012 MOST of Melbournes Catholic clergy and parishioners would support a government inquiry into how the church has dealt with victims of sexual abuse, according to a senior priest. ... more
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Posted 17/04/2012
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VIC inquiry to be held into clergy abuse The West Australian 17th April 2012 A Victorian parliamentary inquiry will investigate the alleged abuse of children by religious and other organisations. ... more
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Posted 17/04/2012
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Victoria to hold wide ranging inquiry into church sex abuse cases John Ferguson The Australian 17th April 2012 Updated 17th April 2012 WIDE ranging inquiry into the handling of criminal abuse by religious organisations has been announced by the Baillieu government. ... more
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Posted 17/04/2012
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State Government inquiry to probe sexual abuse suicide link in religious organisations Ashley Gardiner Herald Sun 17th April 2012 THE Baillieu Government has announced an inquiry into child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 17/04/2012
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Baillieu announces inquiry into church sexual abuse Tom McIlroy The Ballarat Courier 17th April 2012 VICTORIAN Premier Ted Baillieu and Attorney General Robert Clark this afternoon announced a parliamentary inquiry into sexual abuse by religious clergy and other organisations in Victoria. ... more
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Posted 17/04/2012
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Terms of Reference for the inquiry into Church sexual abuse The Ballarat Courier 17th April 2012 Retired judge Phillip Cummins called for an investigation into the processes by which religious organisations respond to the criminal abuse of children by religious personnel within their organisations. ... more
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Posted 17/04/2012
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VIC clergy child sex inquiry welcomed Melissa Iaria Nine News 17th April 2012 After years of secrecy and coverups of child sex abuse by the Catholic Church, she is hopeful a Victorian parliamentary inquiry will expose the full extent of abuse suffered by children. ... more
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Posted 17/04/2012
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Police to pass abuse death details to coroner Henrietta Cook and Maris Beck The Age 13th April 2012 Police are compiling a report for the coroner on suicides linked to sexual abuse in the Catholic church but say a broader inquiry into clergy abuse is a matter for the government. ... more
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Posted 16/04/2012
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New calls for inquiry on church abuse The Australian 13th April 2012 THE Australian public would be horrified at the extent of sexual abuse likely to be revealed by an inquiry into the Catholic clergy, says a lawyer mounting a case for compensation against the church. ... more
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Posted 16/04/2012
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Coroner to investigate sex abuse deaths Mike Hedge The Age 13th April 2012 13th April 2012 Melbournes Catholic archbishop denies the church covered up sexual abuse by clergy, saying it has nothing to hide amid a possible coronial and wider inquiry. ... more
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Posted 16/04/2012
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New calls for inquiry into church abuse SBS News 13th April 2012 Calls for an inquiry into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy have accompanied the revelation of a police dossier on the deaths of 40 victims. Click on the link to view the video of the news story ... more
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Posted 16/04/2012
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Premier hints at inquiry into church sex abuse ABC News 13th April 2012 Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has hinted at an inquiry into sex abuse within the Catholic church. Click on the link to view the video of the news story ... more
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Posted 16/04/2012
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Churchs suicide victims Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker and Jane Lee The Age 13th April 2012 CONFIDENTIAL police reports have detailed the suicides of at least 40 people sexually abused by Catholic clergy in Victoria, and have urged a new inquiry into these and many other deaths suspected to be linked to abuse in the church. Click on the link, at the bottom of the article to answer a poll by The Age on whether there should there be a government inquiry into sexual abuse within the Catholic church? http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/churchs-suicide-victims-20120412-1wwox.html ... more
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Posted 13/04/2012
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Spanish nun accused of stealing babies in another forced adoption scandal Cristina Fuentes Cantillana Canada National Post 12th April 2012 An elderly Spanish nun appeared in court on Thursday to face charges of stealing babies, after claims by hundreds of women that their infants were taken from them at birth and given away in illegal adoptions. ... more
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Posted 11/04/2012
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New questions over Attorney Generals link to embattled priest Tim Palmer ABC News 5th April 2012 New questions are being asked about the link between the New South Wales Attorney General and a retired Catholic priest who allegedly abused a number of female children during his time in the church. ... more
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Posted 05/04/2012
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Rally to save orphanage site from wreckers ball Neelima Choahan The Ballarat Courier 2nd April 2012 A FORMER resident of the Ballarat Childrens Orphanage is calling on the community to join the fight to save the site from the wreckers ball. ... more
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Posted 03/04/2012
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Archbishop reaffirms that Church has nothing to hide in any inquiry CathNews 30th March 2012 The Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart, has issued a statement in response to an article in The Age newspaper in which Father Tony Kerin, Episcopal Vicar for Justice and Peace, appeared to be supporting demands for a public inquiry into the Churchs handling of sex abuse by clergy. ... more
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Posted 03/04/2012
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Inquiry into Catholic Church in Victoria St Mary of the Angels, Geelong 1st April 2012 Senior Melbourne Catholic clergy have broken ranks by backing a call for an independent inquiry into the handling of abuse complaints. Please click on the PDF link to view the article ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 03/04/2012
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Top Catholic priest calls for inquiry on assaults Mandy Squires Geelong Advertiser 30th March 2012 GEELONGS top Catholic priest has called for an independent inquiry into the churchs treatment of sexual abuse complaints. ... more
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Posted 30/03/2012
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Victims still suffering from cover ups Mandy Squires Geelong Advertiser 30th March 2012 ITS been 40 years since Chris Pianto was abused at Geelongs St Josephs College, but he still has nightmares. ... more
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Posted 30/03/2012
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Priests call for abuse inquiry Barney Zwartz The Age 29th March 2012 SENIOR Melbourne Catholic clergy, including the archbishops adviser on sexual abuse issues, have broken ranks by backing a call for an independent inquiry into the handling of abuse complaints. ... more
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Posted 30/03/2012
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Ballarat sex abuse victims welcome inquiry calls Tom McIlroy The Ballarat Courier 30th March 2012 VICTIMS of paedophile Christian Brother Robert Charles Best have backed new calls for an independent inquiry into clergy sexual abuse in Ballarat and around Victoria. ... more
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Posted 30/03/2012
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Abuse shatters dads faith Melissa Cunningham Maroondah Weekly 27th March 2012 IAN Lawther still has faith in God but he doesnt attend the Catholic Church to prove it any more. ... more
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Posted 27/03/2012
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Sex abuse victims claim conflict in care process Barney Zwartz The Age 27th March 2012 AT LEAST seven victims of abuse by Catholic priests have lodged complaints with the Psychology Board of Australia against the Melbourne church's psychologist employed to coordinate their care. ... more
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Posted 27/03/2012
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Can do spirit sees orphans pool make way for a flash facility Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 27th March 2012 ABOUT three years ago Charlie The Ratbag Orphan Walker rang St Augustines orphanage old boys association president Dennis Fogarty hotly indignant. ... more
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Posted 26/03/2012
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Vals hopes for her lost years Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 9th March 2012 WHEN Val Noble arrived at Geelongs St Catherines orphanage in 1937, seven formative years of her life had already been consigned to a blank. ... more
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Posted 26/03/2012
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Anti abuse training for Irish priests Henry McDonald The Age 22nd March 2012 EVERY trainee Catholic priest in Ireland must attend child protection classes, the Vatican has recommended in a major report on how the church handled the republic's clerical abuse scandals. ... more
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Posted 23/03/2012
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State sorry for pain and suffering Jason Tin Courier Mail 25th March 2010 The State Government has officially apologised to those who were incorrectly placed in adult state mental health facilities as children. ... more
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Posted 22/03/2012
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Nurse backs abuse claims Ken Blanch Courier Mail, Sunday Mail 1996 A woman who worked in a ward that housed runaway girls at Goodna hospital 30 years ago says she is still haunted by the treatment they received. ... more
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Posted 22/03/2012
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Vatican is disgusted by the abuse and the open wounds left in the Catholic community Bernie Malone Irish Central 20th March 2012 The Vatican has released a report, published on Rome Reports, which was ordered by Pope Benedict XVI in the wake of the Murphy and Ryan inquiries into clerical sex abuse in Ireland. ... more
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Posted 20/03/2012
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Seeking information about father Gippsland Times AN 84 year old Melbourne woman is seeking information about her father. ... more
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Posted 19/03/2012
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Ward files uncovered in Ombudsman study VIC PS News 15th March 2012 The Victorian Ombudsman has reported on his investigation into the management and storage of ward records by the Department of Human Services. ... more
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Posted 16/03/2012
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Church wont hide away from sex abuse inquiry Barney Zwartz The Age 15th March 2012 THE Catholic Church in Melbourne has nothing to hide from an independent inquiry into its handling of sexual abuse allegations under the Melbourne Response, the citys Archbishop, Denis Hart, said yesterday. ... more
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Posted 15/03/2012
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Abuse agency clear on loophole Barney Zwartz The Age 13th March 2012 THE Catholic Churchs national abuse agency claimed it was a small business as a legal loophole to evade a complaint that it broke privacy laws. ... more
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Posted 13/03/2012
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Stop stalling call on church sex abuse probe Barney Zwartz The Age 10th March 2012 THE state government must stop stalling over an independent inquiry into the Catholic Churchs handling of sexual abuse and hold one immediately, victims and advocates said yesterday. ... more
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Posted 13/03/2012
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Orphan searches for mystery years Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser WHEN Val Noble arrived at Geelongs St Catherines orphanage in 1937, seven formative years of her life had already been consigned to a blank. Please note a correction in the article, Val was fostered out before she was sent to St. Catherines. CLAN encourages all members and supporters to add their comments to the story. ... more
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Posted 12/03/2012
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The silence of the cloth under siege Chrissie Foster The Age 10th March 2012 FORGET religion. Forget God. This is about the safety of children. ... more
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Posted 11/03/2012
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Minister flayed for gaffe on abusers John Ferguson and Sophia Gosper The Australian 1st March 2012 A MINISTERIAL gaffe where the rights of pedophiles were compared with those of victims yesterday triggered the intervention of Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu a day after a report found that a quarter of children could be suspected of having been abused. ... more
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Posted 06/03/2012
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Church abuse victims demand Royal Commission Hamish Fitzsimmons ABC Melbourne 2nd March 2012 Victims of sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Victoria are calling for a Royal Commission into the church, saying they have traced dozens of suicides among people molested by Catholic clergymen in the Ballarat area. ... more
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Posted 05/03/2012
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State ward files found rotting in archives Michelle Griffin The Age 2nd March 2012 CASE histories of hundreds of thousands of former state wards have been left to rot, uncatalogued by the Department of Human Services. ... more
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Posted 05/03/2012
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Church transparency key to protecting children David Cappo Eureka Street 5th March 2012 The report of the Protecting Victorias Vulnerable Children Inquiry is being read by many people, not only in Victoria but throughout Australia. It is a report par excellence that raises the benchmark on the work of government and community service organisations in the protection of vulnerable children. ... more
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Posted 05/03/2012
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Ombudsman criticises Victoria's poor storage of records relating to wards of the state ABC Radio National 1st March 2012 Victorias Ombudsman has handed down a scathing report into the management and maintenance of records relating to former wards of the state. Click on the link below to listen to the interview from Victorian CLAN members Frank and Valma. ... more
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Posted 02/03/2012
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Wards of the state hit by piecemeal record keeping Freya Mieche ABC News 1st March 2012 The Victorian Ombudsman has found that the Department of Human Services has failed to come to grips with a vast archive of documents relating to former wards of the state. ... more
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Posted 01/03/2012
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Inquiry push over clergy abuse cases Reid Sexton The Age 1st March 2012 A PUBLIC investigation into how religious organisations in Victoria such as the Catholic Church have handled child abuse allegations is a step closer after a groundbreaking report found it should proceed. ... more
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Posted 01/03/2012
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Adoption victims may get apologies Loretta Johnston The Tasmanian Examiner 1st March 2012 A SENATE committee has acknowledged the suffering of women and children who were victims of past forced adoption practices and theyve stood up for us, a Tasmanian mother said yesterday. ... more
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Posted 01/03/2012
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Claims against Victrian Government by former wards March 2012 Currently the Victorian Government has elected to fight claims for compensation by the former care leavers through an adversarial court system. Current compensation claims are for alleged cases of abuse whilst in government or church run institutions. This process currently places the onus of proof on claimants to meet exacting requirements for documentary evidence, despite the fact that the legal responsibility for managing the records rests with government and non government organisations. It is unlikely former care leavers would have ever received copies of their records whilst in care. ... more
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Posted 01/03/2012
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Victorian report recommends stronger child protection laws Stuart Rintoul The Australian 28th February 2012 28th February 2012 A MAJOR report on child protection in Victoria has recommended strengthening the law protecting children and young people. ... more
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Posted 29/02/2012
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Government cautious on naming child sex offenders ABC News 29th February 2012 The State Government says debate is needed about a controversial recommendation to remove suppression orders on the names of child sex offenders released back into the community. ... more
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Posted 29/02/2012
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Given or Taken Geoff Thompson and Clay Hichens ABC Four Corners 23rd February 2012 Over five decades thousands of women gave up their newborn children for adoption. While they were supposed to make their decision freely, many claim they were coerced, bullied and their children were effectively stolen. ... more
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Posted 23/02/2012
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Call for an inquiry into Catholic Church in Victoria Barney Zwartz The Age 9th February 2012 VICTIMS of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Victoria and others will form a coalition today to campaign for a royal commission on the abuse and the churchs response. ... more
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Posted 10/02/2012
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Critics of church's handling of abuse cases need evidence Peter O Callaghan The Age 20th December 2011 Those calling for a public inquiry must show why it is necessary. ... more
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Posted 08/02/2012
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Ballarat Orphanage appeal fails Fiona Henderson The Ballarat Courier 26th December 2011 THE Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) has hit out at a Heritage Victoria decision not to list the former Ballarat Orphanage on the State Heritage Register. ... more
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Posted 31/01/2012
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Hospital sorry for forced adoptions Alana Rosenbaum The Age 24th January 2012 THE Royal Womens Hospital has admitted that single women were treated differently from married mothers until the mid 1970s and apologised for the pain and suffering that the practice caused. ... more
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Posted 30/01/2012
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Madelienes boys here to wish her a happy 109th Elouise Hawkey The Young Witness 2nd December 2011 ... more
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Posted 16/01/2012
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Hard road to an inspiring life Christopher Butler The Senior News January 2012 Ranger Bob Taylor spent 29 years protecting the land, the animals, and the public in Western Australias National Parks, from Yanchep to Kununurra, finally retiring as the longest serving ranging ever. ... more
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Posted 06/01/2012
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The experiences of Women Forgotten Australians and Care Leavers. A Literature Review Womens Centre for Health Matters To commemorate the 2nd Anniversary of the Apology by the Australian Parliament to the Forgotten Australians on the 16th of November, The Womens Centre for Health Matters (WCHM) has published the experiences of Women Forgotten Australians and Care Leavers. It provides an outline of the experiences of Forgotten Australians and their continuing health and wellbeing needs. WCHM will continue to take steps to raise awareness of the issues affecting the health and wellbeing of Forgotten Australians in the ACT, including the release of more WCHM research into this area (the results of interviews and focus groups with women Care Leavers or Forgotten Australians). ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 05/01/2012
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The Forgotten Australians feel forgotten all over again Toryn Chapman The Age 15th December 2011 Toryn is a CLAN member and the author of The Grey Cat which is available from CLANs library. We wish to thank Toryn for bringing about this story Those who lost their childhood to abuse and neglect still await justice. ... more
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Posted 20/12/2011
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Institutional Dutch Catholic abuse affected thousands BBC Europe 16th December 2011 Tens of thousands of children have suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions since 1945, a report says. ... more
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Posted 20/12/2011
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Tamworth boys may have been falsely imprisoned Geoff Thompson ABC 16th November 2011 Men who were locked up in Tamworths Institution for Boys when they were teenagers may have been falsely imprisoned, according to lawyers with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre. ... more
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Posted 15/12/2011
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35 violent deaths linked to school death killers ABC News 14th December 2011 More than 35 violent deaths in Australia have been linked to men who attended the same, often brutal, boys home when they were teenagers, an ABC investigation has confirmed. ... more
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Posted 14/12/2011
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Rays long search for Fields family Wendy Lavender Kalgoorlie Miner 25th November 2011 When Ray Prosser arrives in Kalgoorlie Boulder on Monday, it be the end of a very long search, but may also be a new beginning. ... more
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Posted 29/11/2011
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Suffer the little children at Burnside Childrens Homes Steven Deare Parramatta Advertiser 25th November 2011 Think you had it tough growing up? Spare a thought for Bill McLeary. When he broke the rules, he was punched with boxing gloves. ... more
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Posted 25/11/2011
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Dutch Catholic church to compensate abuse victims The Star 7th November 2011 The Dutch branch of the Catholic church has agreed to launch a compensation system that clears the way for victims of abuse by priests and other church workers to receive payments of up to 100,000 euros ... more
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Posted 22/11/2011
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Boys home residents seek compensation for abuse Angus Thompson Herald Sun 21st November 2011 A GROUP of former state wards is suing the Victorian Government over abuse they say they suffered while living in care. ... more
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Posted 21/11/2011
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Barnett announces inquiry into Katanning child abuse ABC News 17th November 2011 The Western Australian Government has announced an independent inquiry into the sexual abuse of children at a state owned hostel in WAs Great Southern. ... more
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Posted 18/11/2011
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Lost and found the story of a Forgotten Australian Louise Maher ABC News 16th November 2011 The birth of a baby usually brings a family together. In this story a new baby was the trigger for a tragic separation that lasted more than half a century. But there is a happy ending, of sorts. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2011
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Forgotten Australians a forgotten lesson Lisa Martin Nine News 15th November 2011 Harold Haig fears the federal government has learnt nothing from the Forgotten Australians, a generation whose childhoods were stolen during an ugly chapter of history. ... more
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Posted 15/11/2011
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Barnett flags inquiry into sex abuse at State hostel Gary Adshead The West Australian 9th November 2011 Colin Barnett told Parliament yesterday that he suspected an inquiry, possibly with the powers of a royal commission, was required to discover whether public servants ignored or covered up allegations of child sex abuse at a State run hostel. ... more
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Posted 09/11/2011
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John relives nightmares Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 4th November 2011 GEELONGS John Coon still carries a lump behind one ear 50 years after an orphanage carer took to him with a length of wood. Thank you to CLAN member John and Danny Lannen from the Geelong Advertiser for doing this important story. ... more
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Posted 07/11/2011
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Abuse victim sues church and state Jennifer Chiu Colac Herald 5th October 2011 A FORMER Colac childrens home resident says she wants justice for an alleged rape which happened when she was in state care. ... more
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Posted 07/11/2011
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Sunbury Lunatic Asylum patients remembered at last Kelly Sammut Macedon Ranges Leader 25th October 2011 MISUNDERSTOOD and misdiagnosed, the patients of the former Sunbury Lunatic Asylum will be remembered with a memorial to be unveiled this Friday. Thank you to CLANs Vice President, Phyllis for providing this article. ... more
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Posted 26/10/2011
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UNs right to focus on Ireland's festering injustice Mark Raftery The Canberra Times 9th June 2011 Church, family and state were all complicit in the Magdalene affair. ... more
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Posted 26/10/2011
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Innocence lost in lucky country Carolyn Webb The Age 12th October 2011 For many of Britains child migrants, neglect and abuse left an indelible imprint on their lives. Click to read a comment from CLAN and from CLAN member Frank Golding sent to The Age ... more
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Posted 17/10/2011
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Grab for child migrants went tragically wrong Troy Lennon The Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd is planning toapologise to thousands of people who were herded into institutions as children. After World War II, masses of children were sent away, some taken from abusive or poor parents or single mothers, others orphaned. ... more
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Posted 14/10/2011
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Childrens asylum that disgraced early Sydney Ann Beveridge The Daily Telegraph 16th January 2010 IN THE wake of the gold rushes with many parents away seeking their fortune, thousands of abandoned children deserted, impoverished and unprotected filled the streets of Sydney. They were known as the feral children. Child neglect was rife. ... more
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Posted 14/10/2011
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Brother Best victims ready for class action Tom McIlroy The Courier 21st September 2011 VICTIMS of sexual abuse by Christian Brothers will launch a class action against the order, with a Melbourne lawyer calling for more abused students to come forward. ... more
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Posted 14/10/2011
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Catholic sex abuse inquiry on hold Barney Zwartz The Age 7th Ocotber 2011 The state government has put on hold a public inquiry into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, hoping some key questions can be addressed by another current inquiry into protecting vulnerable children. ... more
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Posted 10/10/2011
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Life and hard times in the Female Factory Troy Lennon The Daily Telegraph 21st March 2007 While Parramatta was something of a country retreat for early governors of NSW, for more than 150 years it was hell on Earth for many women. ... more
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Posted 10/10/2011
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Kids dying in state care Grant McArthur Herald Sun 15th September 2011 AT least one child in state care dies every fortnight and another 20 are involved in assaults. ... more
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Posted 07/10/2011
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Wife hid child abuse, but cleared in court Lisa Davies The Daily Telegraph 5th October 2011 A WIFE who kept secret her husbands molestation of their foster child was cleared of any wrongdoing because of a legal loophole protecting spousal incrimination. ... more
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Posted 06/10/2011
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Labor under attack over Forgotten Australians Stuart Rintoul The Australian 4th October 2011 HUMAN Rights Commission president Catherine Branson has criticised the Gillard government for refusing to take a leadership role on the Forgotten Australians who were abused as children while in state or church care. You can also view comments from CLAN when you click on the link ... more
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Posted 04/10/2011
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Abuse victims take protest to the grave Barney Zwartz The Age 4th October 2011 FOUR people carrying a coffin is an incongruous sight in a leafy suburban street, but that coffin, bought for $500 yesterday morning will be inscribed with the name of every state ward who has suffered abuse and died without compensation. ... more
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Posted 04/10/2011
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Former Judge Ted Mullighan dies Click on the PDF link to view the tribute from CLAN and articles about the sad loss of Ted Mullighan » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 03/10/2011
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Teach students about forgotten people who grew up in institutions, MP urges Milanda Rout The Australian 28th September 2011 WEST Australian Liberal MP and former foster child Steve Irons has urged the Gillard government to delay approval of the history curriculum, saying it is important to properly acknowledge the nations thousands of children who grew up in care. ... more
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Posted 28/09/2011
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Call to include history of children mistreated in care in curriculum Milanda Rout The Australian 26th September 2011 THE national history curriculum has again come under fire, this time from advocates for the thousands of children who were mistreated in institutions and foster care. ... more
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Posted 27/09/2011
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No ordinary life – Book Review on Surviving Maggie by CLAN member John Fingleton Richard Begbie The Canberra Times 27th August 2011 In August 1985, when told thered be no further treatment for his cancer, Harold Fingleton whispered, Ah well, that's it then, eh. His final battle was lost, and for the old man a lost fight was unfamiliar territory. ... more
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Posted 26/09/2011
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Hundreds gather for funeral of Supreme Court judge Ted Mullighan Tim Lloyd The Adelaide Advertiser 24th September 2011 MANY people from many walks of life came to farewell Justice Ted Mullighan yesterday. ... more
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Posted 23/09/2011
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Teach about lost kids, MP urges Milanda Rout The Australian 28th September 2011 WEST Australian Liberal MP and former foster child Steve Irons has urged the Gillard government to delay approval of the history curriculum, saying it is important to properly acknowledge the nation's thousands of children who grew up in care. ... more
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Posted 23/09/2011
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Government dragging feet on Mullighan inquiry outcomes Sarah Martin The Adelaide Advertiser 24th September 2011 LESS than a quarter of the recommendations outlined in the Mullighan inquiry into child sex abuse have been implemented by the State Government. ... more
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Posted 23/09/2011
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The Catholic Church vs John Ellis David Shoebridge MLC A Greens Member of the NSW Upper House 14th September 2011 For more than two decades the Catholic Church, both in Australia and overseas, has been the subject of increasing numbers of claims that those in its care were sexually abused. Many of these claims related to abuse alleged to have been perpetrated in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. ... more
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Posted 22/09/2011
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Greens push for sexual abuse victims right to sue parishes Imre Salusinszky The Australian 21st September 2011 VICTIMS of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy will be able to sue local parishes where the crimes occurred, under changes proposed by the NSW Greens. ... more
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Posted 22/09/2011
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Articles about the sad loss of Ted Mullighan Please click on the PDF link to view various articles about the death of CLAN supporter, Ted Mullighan ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 19/09/2011
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$166m abuse payout Herald Sun 27th March 2011 A US Jesuit order has agreed to pay $166 million to compensate about 500 mostly Native American child victims of horrific sexual abuse at religious mission schools, lawyers say. ... more
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Posted 19/09/2011
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Christian brother Robert Charles Best faces justice at last James Campbell Herald Sun 31st May 2011 A CHRISTIAN Brother has been found guilty of sexually abusing 11 children at three schools across Victoria, after six trials over a reign of terror that lasted between 1969 and 1988. ... more
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Posted 19/09/2011
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Salesians accused journalist Barney Zwartz The Age 31st August 2011 MEMBERS of the Salesian religious order, under fire for its handling of sexual abuse complaints, tried to discredit a journalist by falsely claiming he had spent time in jail for child sex offences, according to Sydney University law professor Patrick Parkinson. ... more
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Posted 16/09/2011
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Minister Robyn McSweeney in tears after abuse victim claim Josh Jerga Perth Now 9th September 2011 WA Community Services Minister Robyn McSweeney has broken down after an abuse victim attacked her for the decision to cut payments to people who were abused under state care. ... more
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Posted 09/09/2011
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Church abuse victims call for government to step in Barney Zwartz The Age 3rd September 2011 THIRTY victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Melbourne yesterday asked the Victorian government to investigate the churchs handling of complaints, claiming it perverted the course of justice and bullied victims. ... more
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Posted 05/09/2011
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Minister defends state care payout timelines Angus Livingston The Examiner 31st May 2011 ALMOST $50 million in ex gratia payments has been handed out to people abused in state care, Children's Minister Michelle OByrne said yesterday. ... more
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Posted 29/08/2011
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Dont let Christian Brothers stay quiet Alan Howe Herald Sun 15th August 2011 FOR the boys hunted by the sickening nest of paedophiles that ruled Ballarats St Alipius school, there was no escape. ... more
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Posted 22/08/2011
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Oakleigh MPs abuse inquiry plea Tim Mitchell Waverley Leader 9th August 2011 ... more
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Posted 12/08/2011
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Abuse victim ends years of silence to fight for others Simon Collins New Zealand Herald 20th April 2011 A 73 year old woman who was abused while in state care as a child has finally broken her silence to seek a better deal for hundreds of others. ... more
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Posted 28/07/2011
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Orphanage abuse victims sue Aleks Devic Geelong Advertiser 27th July 2011 VICTIMS of sex abuse and physical torture at a Geelong orphanage have launched legal action against the State Government seeking millions of dollars in compensation. ... more
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Posted 28/07/2011
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Call for abuse claims commission Simon Collins New Zealand Herald 21st April 2011 The Human Rights Commission has called for the creation of a new independent commission to handle almost 1000 historic abuse claims against state agencies. ... more
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Posted 28/07/2011
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MP says Victoria should follow Irelands lead on abuse ABC News 21st July 2011 Victorian MP Ann Barker has travelled to Dublin in her campaign to force the Catholic Church to open an inquiry into abuse by priests in Victoria. Click on the link for more info and the video ... more
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Posted 21/07/2011
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Push to extend community visitors to childrens care Michelle Griffin The Age 16th July 2011 CHILD Safety Commissioner Bernie Geary wants to create a community visitor scheme to investigate abuses of children in out of home care. ... more
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Posted 18/07/2011
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Remembering the Forgotten Australians Malcolm Turnbull 14th June 2011 On Saturday morning I had the pleasure of attending the opening of the Care Leavers Australia Networks new offices in Bankstown, affectionately known as the White House. Despite the inclement weather threatening to disrupt proceedings, the rain held off and the CLAN offices were opened without a hitch. ... more
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Posted 14/07/2011
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Gill home reunion time to heal Darryl Fernance The Goulburn Post 11th July 2011 MEMORIES came flooding back for up to 20 former Gill Memorial Home residents who gathered for a reunion in Goulburn on Saturday. ... more
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Posted 13/07/2011
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A family farewell Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 5th July 2011 ANTHONY Sheedy walked into the lives of his nephews and nieces in an old brown suit. ... more
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Posted 13/07/2011
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A life too hard to imagine Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 2nd July 2011 ANTHONY Sheedy first heard Frank Sinatras Mr Success the day he went to a Geelong Football Club game a couple of decades ago. ... more
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Posted 13/07/2011
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A forgotten Australian who will always be remembered Richard Marles The Punch 5th July 2011 For the past two years, staff in my electorate office have been joined by a volunteer who helped with filing and mailouts. ... more
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Posted 05/07/2011
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Coffin protest presses compo for state wards Michelle Griffin The Age 2nd July 2011 ALMOST 1000 former state wards who allege they were sexually abused and beaten in childrens homes are seeking financial compensation from the Victorian government. ... more
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Posted 04/07/2011
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Sister vows to carry on fight for compo Stuart Rintoul The Australian 1st July 2011 TWO years ago, Anthony Sheedy signed a statutory declaration in which he described his life in Victorian institutions from 1944 to 1961, from the age of two years and one month until he was 19. ... more
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Posted 01/07/2011
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It pays to support young people leaving state care Philip Mendes Sydney Morning Herald 18th November 2010 It is pleasing to see that the Victorian state election campaign has placed the long neglected needs of young people leaving state care on the political agenda. ... more
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Posted 01/07/2011
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Back then The Camden Our Boys Home John Wrigley The District Reporter 30th May 2011 In 1890 a Sydney social worker and child welfare reformer George Edward Ardill opened a home at Camden for disadvantaged boys and this home was operate until 1944. ... more
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Posted 29/06/2011
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ACU Funding Will Help Child Migrants Reconnect 21st June 2011 A Federal Government grant of $3 million will help researchers at Australian Catholic University to help reconnect Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants with their families. ... more
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Posted 24/06/2011
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CBERS Newsletter June 2011 Please click on the PDF link to view the latest newsletter from CBERS about Care Leavers and the WA memorial. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 23/06/2011
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Pope charged with crimes against humanity in World Court Continue reading on Examiner.com Pope charged with crimes against humanity in World Court Hugh Kramer The Examiner - USA 24th February 2011 Criminal charges were filed against Pope Benedict XVI at the International World Court last week by two lawyers from the Pope's home state of Bavaria. ... more
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Posted 22/06/2011
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Apology to abused wards too little, too late Dan Oaks The Age 28th July 2006 READ the court documents detailing Debbie McFarlanes horrific childhood and you begin to understand why she describes the State Governments apology to abused former wards of the state as too little, too late. ... more
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Posted 17/06/2011
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I can still hear the kids screams' Sydney Morning Herald 12th June 2011 As a film examines the injustices of the child migration schemes, Susan Chenery talks to those left scarred by the shame of two countries. ... more
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Posted 16/06/2011
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Catholic sexual abuse study greeted with incurious contempt Scott Stephens ABC News 27th May 2011 I suppose I should no longer be surprised by the self-righteous cynicism and seemingly wilful ignorance of the media when it comes to reporting on Catholic affairs. But it was the way that the Australian press allowed the findings of a recent study into The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 to sail past with little more than a perfunctory acknowledgement of its existence, much less a serious engagement with its substance and implications, that has left me bristling. ... more
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Posted 14/06/2011
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Care Leavers still feel forgotten ABC News 11th June 2011 A survey of Australians who grew up in state and church-run institutions shows more work is needed to improve their lives. ... more
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Posted 14/06/2011
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24 West Australians awarded honours 13th June 2011 Congratulations to George Jones for being honored with such a prestigious award. West Australians from all walks of life have been acknowledged on the Queen's Birthday Honours List. ... more
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Posted 14/06/2011
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Oranges and Sunshine tells story of our British child migrants David Campbell Macarthur Chronicle 3rd June 2011 INGLEBURN resident John Hennessey confronted the demons of his past and rubbed shoulders with the stars when he attended the premiere of Oranges and Sunshine last month. ... more
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Posted 06/06/2011
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Forgotten Australians compensation cut Jenny Curtis SBS World News Australia 1st June 2011 The fate of the Forgotten Australians is one of the bleakest chapters in the nation's history. Now, The WA Government is under fire for halving its compensation payouts to the remaining Forgotten Australians. You can add comments when you visit the link to the SBS website further in the article. ... more
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Posted 03/06/2011
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Abuse by Irish nuns examined by the UN Carol Ryan Sydney Morning Herald 27th May 2011 For years it was Irelands hidden scandal an estimated 30,000 women were sent to church-run laundries, where they were abused and worked for years with no pay. Many thanks to CLAN member Renee of NSW for sending the article to CLAN. ... more
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Posted 01/06/2011
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Call for compo extension for forgotten Australians ABC News 27th May 2011 Special thank you to CLAN patron Steve Irons MP - member for Swan for urging the WA government to reconsider extending the Redress scheme for WA Care Leavers. ... more
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Posted 30/05/2011
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Camden to hear stories of British migrant children Macarthur Chronicle 6th May 2011 STORIES of British migrant children at Picton will be the focus of a presentation to Camden Historical Society. ... more
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Posted 30/05/2011
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Sector prepares for Forgotten Australians Darragh O Keeffe Aged Care InSite June 2011 DOHA updating residential managers and staff, and assessors, to respond more sensitively to the needs of Forgotten Australians. ... more
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Posted 30/05/2011
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How could I stay quiet when they have been so brave? Louise Eddy Western Advocate 29th August 2008 A FORMER resident of a Catholic orphanage has alleged the abuse of Bathurst children by some members of the clergy dates back to the 1960s. ... more
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Posted 26/05/2011
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Sunshine sheds light on Britains darkest secret Adam Fulton Sydney Morning Herald 26th May 2011 WHEN Margaret Humphreys asked for time at work to focus on a complex case she had begun investigating, her boss told her she could have two years. Almost 25 years later, the English social worker is still immersed in it. ... more
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Posted 26/05/2011
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Polish nun sentenced over child abuse Nine News 25th May 2011 An appeals court in Poland is sending a Catholic nun to prison after she was convicted of beating children at a home for troubled youths and allowing one resident to be sexually abused by other children. ... more
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Posted 25/05/2011
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A lifetime ago and a world away, the pain remains Michelle Griffin 21st May 2011 SHE ONLY had 30 seconds to get her message across to the Prime Minister of Britain, but former child migrant Sandra Anker was ready. ... more
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Posted 23/05/2011
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Child abuse a monster eating society Saffron Howden Sydney Morning Herald 19th May 2011 THE state's most senior police officer is embarking on a personal crusade to tackle the hidden monster of child sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 23/05/2011
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Information about homes in Geelong » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 20/05/2011
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The lost children of the empire Telerama 3rd November 1993 CLAN received an article about The Liverpool Orphans from France and had it translated. Please click on more to read the article. Thank you to CLAN member Carol for sending it in. ... more
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Posted 20/05/2011
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Package to tackle DHS care bungles Grant McArthur Herald Sun 3rd May 2011 AN army of 160 new child protection workers will be brought in to safeguard Victorias most vulnerable children. ... more
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Posted 18/05/2011
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Apology hollow for victims of abuse Benjamin Millar Your Community Voice 21st December 2010 SOMETIMES sorry just isnt enough. ... more
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Posted 18/05/2011
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Church acts to defrock all paedophile priests Barney Zwartz The Age 9th May 2011 THE Catholic archdiocese of Melbourne is defrocking every priest convicted of sexual offences against children. ... more
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Posted 17/05/2011
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Forgotten Australians deal under fire Jennifer Curtis SBS 11th May 2011 View and listen to the interview with Laurie Humphries with his interview on the WA Redress Scheme. ... more
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Posted 13/05/2011
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Inquiry into the Adequacy and Future Directions of Public Housing in Victoria Government Response March 2011 Please click on the PDF link to view the response of the Government regarding the submission. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 13/05/2011
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A town like Randwick Marea Donnelly The Daily Telegraph ALTHOUGH synonymous with horse racing for 178 years, Randwick also shaped the lives of more than 6000 children who lived at the sandstone asylum that put the eastern suburb on the map. ... more
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Posted 11/05/2011
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Tracing Footsteps Mary Colbert The Australian 7th May 2011 But it was the tireless work of Nottingham social worker Margaret Humphreys and her powerful descriptions of a shocking British forced immigration scheme that convinced him to break his vow. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2011
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Young peoples solutions for improving transitioning to independence from out of home care CREATE Foundation November 2010 Please click on the PDF link to view the report by the CREATE Foundation. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 04/05/2011
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Beset by sex abuse lawsuits, Christian Brothers Catholic order files for bankruptcy Janet Tu The Seattle Times 28th April 2011 The Congregation of Christian Brothers in North America, the religious order that runs Seattle's O Dea High School and other schools around the country, filed for bankruptcy Thursday, becoming the second Catholic order in the US to do so because of sexual abuse claims. ... more
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Posted 03/05/2011
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Two sides to the story of orphan care Andrew Rule The Age 20th November 2009 The boys on the garbage truck called him Ossie the Muncher. I have no idea what his surname was and probably never did. But I remember the reason for his nickname. It still gives me a pang. ... more
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Posted 02/05/2011
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Policy the villain in childcare debacle James Campbell Herald Sun 24th April 2011 ... more
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Posted 02/05/2011
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Compo claim knocked back for 91 year old ABC News 28th April 2011 The State Government is being urged to reconsider compensation for a 91 year old former child migrant. ... more
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Posted 02/05/2011
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Living in Terror Cindy Lynch The Torch 23rd March 2011 FRIENDS hold grave fears for the safety of Riverwood Housing Estate tenant Mark Hayes after he was dumped these by the Department of Housing nine months ago without access to mental health support services. ... more
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Posted 19/04/2011
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Sex abuse payout Herald Sun 27th March 2011 SEATTLE: In one of the largest settlements in the Catholic churchs sex abuse scandal, an order of priests has agreed to pay $US166 million to hundreds of Native Americans and Alaskan Natives who were abused at the order's schools around the US Pacific Northwest. ... more
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Posted 05/04/2011
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Vatican accused of flouting UN Convention on the Rights of the Child At the plenary session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday 15 March 2011, Keith Porteous Wood of Britains National Secular Society accused the Holy See of contravening its duties under the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child in relation to child abuse. ... more
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Posted 01/04/2011
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The Cost of Child Abuse in Australia Australian Childhood Foundation 2008 Please click on the link to view the report on The Cost of Child Abuse in Australia. Thank you to CLAN member Brian for sending the link. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 29/03/2011
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Our Forgotten Australians CLAN members Chris Brenton and Beth Edwards Catholics in Coalition for Justice and Peace February Newsletter 2011 It is a sobering thought for us to remember that over 500,000 Australian children spent years living in institutional care up until the 1970s. This number includes Indigenous children and child migrants sent to Australia from the United Kingdom. Today many survivors of this experience struggle to cope with their memories of harsh discipline, military style regimentation and lack of emotional support during their all important developing years. The homes were run by both government and non-government organisations. Survivors report that they were regularly cold and sterile environments. ... more
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Posted 22/03/2011
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Too few places for fostered siblings - report Michelle Griffin The Age 22nd February 2011 MORE than four out of five children in foster care in Victoria are separated from siblings, according to Anglicare, the state's largest foster agency. And two out of five children in foster care have been separated from all their siblings. ... more
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Posted 22/02/2011
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State has a history of forgotten child reports Carol Nader The Age 1st February 2011 A FORMER Family Court judge who has conducted multiple inquiries into Victorias child protection system says the state has a history of conducting reviews that are later forgotten, as the new government fulfils an election promise to hold another inquiry. ... more
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Posted 17/02/2011
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Uni delegation studies location Louise Thrower The Goulburn Post 4th February 2011 THE University of Canberra has revealed it has an option to buy a former orphanage for a campus in Goulburn. ... more
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Posted 15/02/2011
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Abused gets payouts Natasha Boddy The Weekend West Australian 8th and 9th January 2011 Almost 2000 West Australian abused in State Care have received ex-gratia payments under the Redress WA Scheme since the Government started making payouts to former wards who were abused or neglected. ... more
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Posted 13/01/2011
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Oranges and Sunshine - New film on Child Migration The Australian 17th September 2010 A film about the worker who revealed the forced migration of children in care from Britain to Australia and Canada will have its premiere at ... more
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Posted 12/01/2011
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Salvos chief apologises for abuse in homes David McLennan The Canberra Times 8th December 2010 The world head of the Salvation Army has offered an official apology to the Forgotten Australians who were abused under its care, amid calls for a national reparation fund. ... more
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Posted 04/01/2011
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Germany admits enslaving and abusing a generation of children Tony Paterson The Independent 14th December 2010 Government agrees up to 120m Euros in compensation for three decades of post-war Nazi-era brutality in foster homes ... more
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Posted 16/12/2010
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New memorial for WA child abuse victims ABC News 10th December 2010 A memorial has been unveiled for the tens of thousands of West Australians who were abused as children while in state care. ... more
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Posted 10/12/2010
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Salvos say sorry for suffering Susanna Dunkerley Mercury THE physical scars may have faded but the emotional ones remain raw for thousands of Australians who were abused while growing up inside childrens homes. ... more
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Posted 10/12/2010
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Hay included in National Library history project Riverine Grazier 8th December 2010 Hay is to feature strongly in an oral history project being undertaken by the National Library of Australia. ... more
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Posted 08/12/2010
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Salvos to say sorry to abused children ABC News 7th December 2010 An advocacy group for former child wards is urging the nations churches and charities to sell assets to fund compensation for children who were abused in their care. ... more
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Posted 07/12/2010
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Salvos apologise to abused children The Australian 7th December 2010 THE Salvation Army has issued a national apology to any children who were abused in its homes up until the 1990s. ... more
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Posted 07/12/2010
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Gills brutal past haunts Louise Thrower Goulburn Post 3rd December 2010 THOUGHTS of lives thwarted and enduring impacts of trauma are likely to swirl through Jim Luthys mind next Tuesday. ... more
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Posted 06/12/2010
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Salvos abuse victims say apology is not enough Malcolm Brown Sydney Morning Herald 4th December 2010 NEXT weeks apology by the Salvation Army to children who were abused while in the organisations care comes not before time, 300 former wards say. ... more
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Posted 06/12/2010
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Child Abuse Victims Demand Full Inquiry Sue Dunlevy The Australian 16th November 2010 AUSTRALIANS who were abused as children in church, charity and government run institutions are demanding a royal commission to bring the perpetrators to justice. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2010
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Childhood Lost Explosive Allegations in TV Doco Janene Carey The Armidale Express 12th November 2010 AN ARMIDALE woman has talked about a grim, emotionally starved, abusive childhood spent at St Patricks Orphanage in an explosive SBS tv documentary that will screen nationally on Tuesday. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2010
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Church sex abuse victims to be more militant Michael Edwards ABC News 12th November 2010 A prominent anti clerical abuse advocate says Australia is decades behind the United States when it comes to dealing with the victims of sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 15/11/2010
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Forgotten Australians - The Documentary Janene Carey Armidale Express 12th November 2010 AN ARMIDALE woman describes a grim, emotionally starved, abusive childhood spent at St Patricks Orphanage in an SBS documentary screening on Tuesday November 16. ... more
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Posted 15/11/2010
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Institutional abuse City orphans harrowing tales Brendan Gullifer Ballarat Courier 12th November 2010 Ballarat orphanage was part of a network of institutions where children were victims of sexual abuse and criminal assault, according to a documentary to air on SBS on Tuesday. ... more
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Posted 15/11/2010
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The Catholic Church must give all victims a Christian response Chrissie Foster Herald Sun 13th November 2010 THE apologetic words by Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart to victims of sexual assault at the hands of Catholic priests in Wednesdays Herald Sun are far from the reality of the appalling, cold hearted response our family received. ... more
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Posted 15/11/2010
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WA Government Defends Redress Scheme Elizabeth Murray Koori Mail 30th June 2010 THE West Australian Government has defended the Redress WA Scheme, despite being accused of having moved the goal posts for documentations required from claimants and growing community discontent over delays. ... more
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Posted 15/11/2010
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Salvation Army to apologise for abuse Noel Towell Canberra Times 2nd November 2010 The Salvation Army will officially apologise in Canberra next month to hundreds of survivors of its girls and boys homes for decades of neglect and abuse they suffered in the institutions. ... more
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Posted 03/11/2010
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Sex case shock renews the pain Bruce Mounster The Mercury October 11 2010 THE case of a 12 year old girl who was sold for sex while in state care has revived painful memories for past victims. ... more
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Posted 11/10/2010
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Victims suffering is not forgotten Michelle Hoctor The Mercury 18th September 2010 A small group of individuals with shared painful memories of childhood abuse have gathered in Kiama for the unveiling of a memorial that recognizes their suffering. ... more
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Posted 20/09/2010
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Barnardo’s teams up with TopFoto to digitize historic childrens photo archive Brent Phelps 27th March 2008 Barnardos a childrens charity in the UK founded by Thomas Barnardo in the early 1870s has teamed up with TopFoto, a stock photo agency specializing in archiving and marketing historic imagery, to digitize Barnardos unique historical image archive. ... more
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Posted 10/09/2010
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Battling for Salvation Richard Noone The Daily Telegraph 9th September 2010 THE nightmares still visit him. Alone, lying in the dark, Graham Rundle is eight years old again, reliving the horrors he endured at Adelaides notorious Eden Park Boys Home in the 1960s. Read on for CLAN's response. ... more
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Posted 09/09/2010
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Grey army aimed at child abuse Stephen McMahon Herald Sun 7th September 2010 A GREY army of retired policemen, school teachers and nurses may become the new front line against child abuse, under a proposal from the Ombudsmans office. ... more
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Posted 08/09/2010
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Apology to Child Migrants by Childrens Services 6th September 2010 An apology has been given to child migrants who were sent to Australia by Cornwalls Childrens Services in the 1950s and 60s. ... more
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Posted 06/09/2010
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Brother to face new sex charges Aleks Devic 3rd September 2010 A GEELONG Christian Brother faces multiple sex abuse charges for his alleged actions against three boys in the 1960s. ... more
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Posted 03/09/2010
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Rules for a Foster Mother CLAN member, Debbie, has sent a copy of a document for foster mothers to sign an undertaking before having children under their care, in 1967. ... more
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Posted 10/08/2010
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Boys reunite to face Farm horrors Josephine Gillespie Ipswich Queensland Times EACH corner of the former Riverview Training Farm for boys holds a memory for Robert Toreaux. ... more
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Posted 10/08/2010
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Child sex abuse figures in the UK shock experts after it is revealed more than 50 cases are reported to police Mike Sullivan The Sun 19 January 2009 MORE than FIFTY cases of child sex abuse are reported to police every day, shock statistics reveal today. ... more
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Posted 04/08/2010
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Tasmanian Care Leaver Memorial A special memorial garden and plaque commemorating Tasmanian children who spent time in State care was unveiled by Human Services Minister Lin Thorp and a former care leaver on 26 November. ... more
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Posted 20/07/2010
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Church misleads sex abuse victims Barney Zwartz The Age 15th July 2010 SEXUAL abuse victims in Melbourne have been receiving misleading letters from the Catholic Church saying that if they accept compensation they can never take further action for any other cases of abuse. ... more
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Posted 19/07/2010
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Current Redress WA Newsletter Click on the PDF link to view the current Redress WA Newsletter providing information on ex-gratia payments and other information. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 19/07/2010
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Reunion brings relief Kylie Triggell The Satellite 19th July 2010 ONCE a year from all over the country a group of men and their families travel to Ipswich to attend a reunion. ... more
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Posted 19/07/2010
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Rudds apology helps heal Leanne's wounds Brendan Arrow Lithgow Mercury 17th November 2009 When she thinks of herslef as a five year old girl, Leanne Hawkins should have memories of playing with her siblings in the street, enjoying the outdoors and living life as any other young child would. ... more
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Posted 14/07/2010
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CLAN marks decade The Torch 30th June 2010 A decade has passed since Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) was formed and the Bankstown-based organisation is set to celebrate its many achievements with a weekend of activities, including an art show, dinner and book launch. ... more
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Posted 12/07/2010
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Giant daisies symbolise hope and healing 17th June 2010 ABC News Huge stainless steel daisies have been unveiled in the Adelaide parklands opposite the Women's and Childrens Hospital as a symbol of hope and healing for the thousands of children who suffered as a result of past child welfare policies. Read further for a link on a video of the memorial ... more
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Posted 12/07/2010
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Native Canadians to recall boarding school abuse BBC News 17th June 2010 ... more
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Posted 18/06/2010
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Church under fire for gagging abuse victims ABC News 27th October 2004 It has been revealed victims of institutional abuse in Anglican childrens homes in northern New South Wales in the 1940s and 50s have been required to sign confidentiality agreements. ... more
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Posted 02/06/2010
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Neerkol Kids were Guinea Pigs: Adrian Taylor Rockhampton Morning Bulletin 5th June 2010 ... more
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Posted 01/06/2010
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One boys journey to hell and back Kay Dibben The Sunday Mail 16th May 2010 WILLIAM Stokes was only 15 when he made his first escape from the hell hole of Westbrook Farm Home for Boys, west of Toowoomba. ... more
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Posted 17/05/2010
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Evil dad report under wraps Padraic Murphy Herald Sun 14th May 2010 A REPORT into how authorities failed a woman who was raped daily by her father for almost 30 years - and bore him four children - will not be publicly released. ... more
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Posted 14/05/2010
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Help for those lost in the system Denise Cullen The Weekend Australian 8th-9th May 2010 Sitting in storage are more than 58,000 boxes of institutional memories. While the precise contents of these boxes is unknown, they are thought to include wardship details, personal files, correspondence, administrative items and other records relating to people who, as children, had been in foster care, orphanages or childrens homes during the 20th Century. ... more
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Posted 13/05/2010
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Lifetime membership for old Riverview boy Kylie Triggell The Satellite 11th May 2010 EVERY August, a group of men travel to Ipswich and hold a quiet reunion. ... more
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Posted 13/05/2010
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Maltese migrant sues religious order Malta Independent 12th May 2010 Members of two Catholic religious orders trafficked in children for decades, taking poor kids from their parents in Britain and Malta and promising to educate them in Australia, then putting them to a life of forced labour and physical and sexual abuse, according to a federal class action in Manhattan, Courthouse News reported. ... more
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Posted 13/05/2010
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Forgotten Orphans Remembered Geelong Advertiser 12th May 2010 Geelong Care Leaver, Leonie Sheedy wept as she absorbed the power of $26.5 million acknowledgment for Forgotten Australians in Tuesdays Federal Budget. ... more
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Posted 13/05/2010
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Triumph over cruel childhood Paul Donoughue Courier Mail FOR Vera Fooks, happiness in life was always hard earned. ... more
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Posted 11/05/2010
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Effects of child abuse and neglect of adult survivors Alistor Lamont National Child Protection Clearinghouse Exposure to child abuse and neglect can lead to a wide range of adverse consequences that can last a lifetime. The purpose of this Resource Sheet is to indicate the potential long-term effects of child abuse and neglect that may extend into adulthood. Click on the PDF link to read on. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 10/05/2010
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Abuse payout offer insult Nigel Hunt South Australia VICTIMS of sexual and physical abuse in state care have labelled the Governments scheme to compensate that as mean-spirited and harsh. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2010
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Salvos fight abuse cases Nigel Hunt South Australia THE Salvation Army will fight compensation claims seeking millions of dollars that have been lodged by 21 victims of sexual and physical abuse. ... more
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Posted 10/05/2010
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Ex gratia payment delays defended ABC News 17th February 2010 The Government has defended delays in the distribution of ex gratia payments to people abused as children in state care. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2010
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Patient records accessible Suellen Hinde27th Dec The Sunday Mail - QLD 27th December 2009 A PERSONS medical information can now be revealed to blood relatives - but not their spouse - without their consent. ... more
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Posted 07/05/2010
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Abuse claims stem from Temuka home Rhonda Markby The Timaru Herald 29th August 2003 Former residents of the Salvation Army's Bramwell Booth Home at Temuka allege they were both physically and sexually abused. ... more
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Posted 04/05/2010
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300 Abuse Cases, One Defrocking Nick McKenzie and Rafael Epstein The Age 22nd April 2010 VICTORIA Police has called for sweeping changes to the way Melbournes Catholic Church deals with sex crime allegations, as The Age reveals that only one priest has been defrocked for abuse in the past 14 years. ... more
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Posted 27/04/2010
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Ex Wards Win Compo Cameron Lucadou-Wells Maroondah Journal 13th April 2010 A COMPENSATION payout to three brothers could set a precedent for other abused wards of state. ... more
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Posted 22/04/2010
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Plan for Orphan Building Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 16th April 2010 CARE Leavers advocate Leonie Sheedy wants Geelongs original orphanage building to house an Australian orphanage museum and hopes its owners will share the dream. ... more
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Posted 21/04/2010
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Redress insult to former wards The Senior - WA 29th March 2010 Former State wards say they are outraged and insulted by the State Governments handling of the Care Leavers Redress Scheme ex-gratia payments. ... more
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Posted 09/04/2010
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Tragedy of the Stolen White Kids Lincoln Wright Herald Sun 15th August 2004 GENERATIONS of white Australian children from the 1930s, 40s and 50s were “stolen” and abused by religious and state institutions, the Senate has heard. ... more
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Posted 06/04/2010
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Church abuse payout stalled Kevin Naughton Sunday Mail 26th February 2006 THE Catholic Church has been accused of delaying compensations negotiations with former residents of Goodwood Orphanage and withdrawing a promise that a firm offer would be made by last December ... more
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Posted 06/04/2010
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Queensland apology to former children who suffered harm in mental health care 26th March 2010 On Wednesday 24 March 2010, the Honourable Paul Lucas MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and the Honourable Karen Struthers MP Minister for Community Services and Housing, and Minister for Women apologised on behalf of the Queensland Government to former children in care who suffered harm in a state mental health facility in Queensland. Click on the PDF to view the speech. ... more
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Posted 26/03/2010
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Papal apology falls short The Age 21st March 2010 Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland say a pastoral letter from the Pope expressing shame and remorse falls far short of addressing their concerns. ... more
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Posted 23/03/2010
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Australian clerical abuse victims want apology ABC News 21st March 2010 An Australian victims group says the Pope should apologise to abuse victims in Australia, as well as people who were abused by priests in Ireland. ... more
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Posted 19/03/2010
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SA pedophile gets jail time increased Tim Dornin Sydney Morning Herald 5th March 2010 A man who selected one of his five abuse victims from a notorious Adelaide boys home has been jailed for another six years for a string of child sex offences. ... more
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Posted 16/03/2010
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Wards lose education costs at 18 Carol Nader The Age 10th March 2010 A WELFARE group says the state government is refusing to pay the education fees of some young people leaving state care once they turn 18 - even though it is government policy that their fees be covered until they reach 21. ... more
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Posted 15/03/2010
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Continence Aids Payment Scheme Australian Government - Department of Health and Ageing The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing is hosting a series of information sessions around Australia on the introduction of the Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS). Click on the PDF to view the information session details. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 12/03/2010
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William John Keith Ellis sentenced for raping boys at Eden Park Jordanna Schriever Adelaide Now 6th May 2009 A DISGRACEFUl pedophile who raped orphans at a Salvation Army boys home will almost certainly die in prison, after being dealt a 16-year jail term today. ... more
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Posted 10/03/2010
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Paedophile gets longer jail for more offences ABC News 5th March 2010 The District Court has added six years to a paedophiles jail term in South Australia for new offences on young boys in the 1970s and 1980s. ... more
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Posted 08/03/2010
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Child protection inquiry seeks personal stories ABC News 16th February 2010 One of the experts chairing a child protection inquiry says he wants to hear from people who have experienced any involvement in the Northern Territory system. ... more
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Posted 08/03/2010
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Adviser quits Redress Scheme Jessica Strutt The West Australian 22nd February 2010 A prominent victims advocate is so disgusted by the State Governments handling of the Redress scheme she will today quit her role on a council that provides it with advice on child protection. ... more
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Posted 05/03/2010
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Does anyone know who I am? Matthew Dunckley Sunday Herald Sun 23rd January 2005 TIME is running out for Peter Raymond. ... more
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Posted 04/03/2010
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Redress WA February 2010 Newsletter Click on the PDF link to view the Redress WA February 2010 Newsletter » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 03/03/2010
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Apology welcome but late: child migrants Sydney Morning Herald 25th February 2010 The British governments apology to former child migrants is welcome but has come too late, those attending a formal ceremony at the British high commission in Sydney say. ... more
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Posted 25/02/2010
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Gordon Brown apologises to child migrants sent abroad BBC 25th February 2010 Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologised for the UKs role in sending more than 130,000 children to former colonies where many suffered abuse. ... more
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Posted 25/02/2010
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UK apologises for suffering of its abused child migrants Angus Hohenboken The Australian 25th February 2010 ... more
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Posted 25/02/2010
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Scot deported into childhood misery to get PMs apology David Perry Press and Journal - UK 23rd February 2010 A Scotsman who was deported to Australia from the Nazareth House childrens home in Aberdeen 60 years ago has returned to the UK to hear a formal apology for his treatment from Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Read further for CLANs response to this article ... more
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Posted 24/02/2010
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SOCA calls for review of bishops RTE News 23rd February 2010 A representative of survivors of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests has said Pope Benedict XVI must ensure that no bishop here has covered up scandals before they accept his apology to victims. ... more
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Posted 24/02/2010
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We never met our little cousin who was abused in an orphanage in Australia Irish Examiner 15th March 2010 BRITISH prime minister Gordon Brown apologised in parliament recently for the deportation of more than 130,000 children from the 1920s to the 1960s, mostly without parental knowledge and consent. ... more
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Posted 22/02/2010
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British PMs sorry too late Michelle Fenech Campbelltown/Macarthur Advertiser 3rd March 2010 WHEN John Bicknell was age 5 his mum locked him in a back shed with his two brothers while she worked as a prostitute. ... more
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Posted 22/02/2010
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Reunion aims to heal old wounds David Campbell Campbelltown/Macarthur Chronicle 12th March 2010 CARL Beauchamp was institutionalised for three years at the age of seven when his mother decided she could no longer care for him. ... more
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Posted 22/02/2010
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John Hennessey in England to receive apology from British PM Gordon Brown David Campbell Campbelltown/Macarthur Chronicle 1st March 2010 INGLEBURN resident John Hennessey shed tears when he handed a photo of his mother to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday. ... more
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Posted 22/02/2010
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Clergy must admit blame for abominable acts of abuse John Cooney, David Sharrock and Richard Owen Irish Independent 16th February 2010 CATHOLIC clergy who have sinned by abusing children or by turning a blind eye to paedophile priests must admit blame for their abominable acts, Irelands bishops were told yesterday. ... more
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Posted 18/02/2010
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Sorry not enough for stolen generations Michael Gordon The Age 13th February 2010 REG Edwards was sitting at the breakfast table when he peered out a window and saw the empty Morris Minor begin to slide backwards down the driveway. He was barely in his teens, but clearly one of the biggest and strongest boys at the Orana Methodist Home for abandoned and 'neglected' children in Burwood. ... more
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Posted 18/02/2010
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Redress backlash hits State Jessica Strutt The West Australian 17th November 2010 Keep posted for CLANs response to this article. Only about 100 of almost 6000 applicants to the Redress scheme will today receive details of their ex-gratia payments as the first round of offers are made by the Government to former State wards. ... more
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Posted 17/02/2010
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Pope meets Irish bishops on child abuse scandal BBC UK News 15th February 2010 Pope Benedict XVI has opened two days of talks with Irelands Roman Catholic bishops to discuss their response to a child sex abuse scandal. ... more
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Posted 16/02/2010
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Redress for the Forgotten Australians Geelongs 94.7FM 9th February 2010 Angela Sdrinis who is a partner with Ryan Carlisle Thomas chats about her work as a Personal Injuries Accredited Specialist, and explains the process that we want more of the half a million people who spent their early years in orphanages, childrens homes and foster care, to come forward for rightful redress. ... more
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Posted 15/02/2010
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Tribute for abuse victims City North Messenger 13th January 2010 A memorial honouring the Forgotten Australians will be built in North Adelaide this year. ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 15/02/2010
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Long wait for very moving apology was worth it Angela Thompson Illawarra Mercury 17th November 2009 MALCOLM Field was at home in his tidy Bellambi apartment when Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology was broadcast yesterday. ... more
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Posted 11/02/2010
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Mother inconsolable at loss of daughters Julie Briggs Senior News February 2010 THE second anniversary of Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology to the Stolen Generations on February 13, 2008, is a special day for 82-year-old Yorta Yorta elder Cedric Briggs, of Narrandera in NSW. ... more
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Posted 09/02/2010
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Belated sorry to stolen boys Herald Sun 3rd February 2010 THE last two British children sent to Australia under a controversial emigration program have finally received an official apology from officials who arranged their move. ... more
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Posted 09/02/2010
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Death of George Hanlon Herald Sun 2nd February 2010 A CLAN member has posted an obituary in the Herald Sun of the death of George Hanlon. ... more
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Posted 09/02/2010
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Sent to Australia 50 yrs ago: Sorry Mark Bode Ballina Shire Advocate 3rd February 2010 HONORIA Goldberg will travel to London later this month to get an apology from the British government that has been more than five decades coming. ... more
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Posted 05/02/2010
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Three women accused of catalogue of abuse at Catholic girls school Angus Howarth Scotsman.com 4th February 2010 THREE women have appeared in court charged with committing a string of offences against young girls in their care while at a Scottish approved school run by nuns in the 1970s. ... more
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Posted 05/02/2010
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Finally, an apology to the last two boys forcibly sent to live in Australia 39 years ago Luke Salkeld BBC UK News 2nd February 2010 Until the the practice was banned in the 1960s, more than 130,000 British children were sent to Australia to start new lives without their parents. ... more
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Posted 03/02/2010
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Barnados orphans in Jersey before going to Australia BBC UK News 27th January 2010 In 2009 UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised for the governments role in sending thousands of children to Australia during the 20th century. ... more
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Posted 01/02/2010
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Australians to learn of their convict ancestry as details of people sent down under 200 years ago are released Richard Shears Daily Mail 25th January 2010 The dark details of their family histories are to be revealed to thousands of Australians this week following the release of details of the convicts Britain sent to the new colony more than 200 years ago. ... more
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Posted 28/01/2010
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Blooms for the Forgotten Children Patrick McDonald Adelaide Advertiser 5th December 2009 A series of stainless wild daisies will be built in parklands next to the Womens and Childrens Hospital as a memorial to the Forgotten Australians. ... more
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Posted 28/01/2010
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Appeal Rights for Redress Payouts Robert Taylor The West Australian 11th January 2010 Former State wards unhappy with their compensation payout from the Barnett Government under the controversial Redress program will be able to appeal to the WA Ombudsman, Community Services Minister Robyn McSweeney said yesterday. ... more
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Posted 27/01/2010
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Painful past never far away Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 10th November 2009 JOHN Coon, 68, discovered three weeks ago that he was adopted. ... more
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Posted 27/01/2010
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Buried Secrets Cameron Lucadou-Wells Knox Journal 25th November 2009 POLICE have begun an investigation into claims that wards of state were bashed to death and then secretly buried at the former Bayswater Boys Home in the 1950s. ... more
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Posted 26/01/2010
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Grave Concerns Hills Gazette 19th January 2010 THE poor state of babies graves belonging to Parkerville Children and Youth Care has upset Armadale resident Bob McGuire. ... more
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Posted 25/01/2010
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Pope to meet Irish bishops over abuse reports BBC News 20th January 2010 Pope Benedict has summoned Irelands Catholic bishops to discuss the consequences of the churchs cover-ups of clerical sexual abuse. ... more
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Posted 25/01/2010
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Chilldhood destroyed by abuse Lee Opitz The Senior News January 2010 RAY Prosser was in Canberra when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to him and the estimated 500,000 other Forgotten Australians for the physical, mental and emotional abuse many suffered as children while in state care in the last century. ... more
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Posted 22/01/2010
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Turnbull left in tears by Hicks story Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 16th November 2009 PETER Hicks was planning to sleep in his car on his visit to Canberra for todays national apology to Forgotten Australians. ... more
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Posted 22/01/2010
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Editorial: Spirit of Xmas lies in giving Geelong Advertiser 24th December 2009 IT has been the best of times, it has been the worst time. With apologies to Charles Dickens, we have endured a year with highs and lows. ... more
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Posted 22/01/2010
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The state of Parkervilles babies graves Hills Gazette 19th January 2010 THE poor state of babies graves belonging to Parkerville Children and Youth Care has upset Armadale resident Bob McGuire. ... more
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Posted 21/01/2010
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Forgotten Australians pathways Frank Golding The Age 11th January 2010 In the late 1950s I came to the University of Melbourne as a somewhat disorientated young man not many years out of the Ballarat Orphanage. To my knowledge I was the first student enrolled at the University who had been raised in state care, and I was still smarting from the shame of growing up in an institution. ... more
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Posted 21/01/2010
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Pathways Website 12th December 2009 On 3 December 2009, the first version of Pathways ... more
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Posted 15/01/2010
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Priest calls for sex-case review Nick McKenzie The Age 12th August 2009 GEELONGs most senior priest has broken ranks with his boss, Archbishop Denis Hart, to demand a review of the Melbourne Catholic Churchs handling of more than 450 church sexual abuse cases over 13 years. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2009
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Catholics Lift Sexual Abuse Pay Barney Zwartz The Age 24th April 2009 THE Catholic Church in Melbourne has lifted compensation to victims of clergy sexual abuse by nearly 50 per cent to $75,000. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2009
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Greek children also among the abused in state orphanages Kosmos Plus 10th December 2009 Greek children in Australia that ended up in orphanages and state institutions during the 50s, 60s and 70s were sexually exploited from some employees of those institutions according to expat lawyer Angela Sdrinis, who has defended over 700 such individuals over the course of fifteen years. ... more
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Posted 17/12/2009
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Anglicare welcomes apology Mark Brolly The Melbourne Anglican 8th December 2009 Anglicare has welcomed the national apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants as another step in the healing of those placed in care as children. ... more
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Posted 16/12/2009
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Class action suit launched against Barnardos PR Newswire Windsor, Ontario - A $600 million (CDN) class action has been launched against Barnardos, the largest childrens charity in the United Kingdom, as a result of its child migration program which emigrated approximately 30,000 minors to Canada, where many were subjected to abuse and mistreatment. ... more
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Posted 16/12/2009
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Sorry, I have a nagging doubt Annabel Crabb Sydney Morning Herald 21st November 2009 Its incredible to recall that only four full days have actually passed since Monday, when Parliament House experienced an intense episode of bipartisanship during the national apology to the forgotten Australians, the child migrants who suffered abuse and neglect in the care of institutions between 1940 and 1970. ... more
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Posted 15/12/2009
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Poll: Should Forgotten Australians be eligible for compensation? Sydney Morning Herald 21st November 2009 A few days after the national apology the Sydney Morning Herald posted a poll on its website asking if forgotten Australians should be eligible for compensation? ... more
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Posted 15/12/2009
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Childhoods Lost Ian Frazer Townsville Bulletin 21st November 2009 The PMs apology to the Forgotten Australians was a heart wrenching occasion for ex Townsville ward of the state Patricia Slattery and her nephews. ... more
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Posted 10/12/2009
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Reparation not all about compensation Townsville Bulletin 21st November 2009 For many survivors of child abuse in state and church run orphanages, money is not the issue. ... more
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Posted 10/12/2009
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Editorial: Apology will help to ease pain of abuse Courier Mail 17th November 2009 ALL nations, all communities and all governments carry in their collective pasts events, happenings and systems that are often hidden, forgotten and a source of shame. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Sorry, but Kevin and Malcolm pulled it off Bernard Keane Well done to both Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull, who this morning made excellent speeches in Parliaments Great Hall, to representatives of the Forgotten Generation: survivors of institutional care, many removed from families in the UK in the post-war years and sent to Australia. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Apology lifts giant weight Richard Willingham Bendigo Advertiser 17th November 2009 ONE of Bendigos Forgotten Australians has expressed an overwhelming sense of hope after witnessing Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology in Canberra yesterday. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Simple word means much too so many Bendigo Advertiser 17th November 2009 ALMOST one year ago, representatives of the Care Leavers Australia Network were in Bendigo to call on the Federal Government to issue an apology to the 500,000 or so Australians who suffered institutional abuse as children when they were supposed to be receiving care. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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For many, apology is a healing experience Bendigo Advertiser 17th November 2009 CANBERRA - For many survivors of child abuse in state and church-run orphanages, money is not the issue. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Apology a key step in moving on Shannon Shephard Burnie Advocate 17th November 2009 FOR former ward of the state Tony Young, listening to Kevin Rudd's apology to the Forgotten Australians yesterday was a key step in moving forward. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Editorial - Betrayal of young was shameful Gold Coast Bulletin 17th November 2009 MISTAKES of the past need to be remedied - as much as the passage of time allows. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Apology to draw emotions for local man Janice Harris Daily Liberal 16th November 2009 Today will be a day of mixed emotions for former Fairbridge Farm residents when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises for the treatment they received at the institution. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Scarred for a lifetime - Sorry will not repair old wounds Alison Branley Newcastle Herald 16th November 2009 HE endured 14 years of sexual and physical abuse while in an institution but David Owen says he does not hate the church that ran the orphanage or the government that put him there. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Lip service not enough, says angry ex-ward 17th November 2009 NICHOLAS KOSTYN has rejected an invitation to attend todays apology to the Forgotten Australians, saying the Federal Government is only paying lip service to those abused as children. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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An apology from the PM and a long-lost relative uncovered Mark Kenny Adelaide Advertiser 17th November 2009 AN Adelaide woman has for the first time met family members, while in Canberra attending the federal Parliament apology to the Forgotten Australians. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Another sorry story Caroline Overington The Australian 17th November 2009 Yesterday's apology meant a lot to thousands of Australians, but children are still being maltreated. ... more
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Posted 09/12/2009
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Apology plea for rapes and abuses Cameron Lucadou-Wells Frankston Independent 24th November 2009 GREG Scott says last weeks Federal Government apology made to Forgotten Australians, such as himself, meant nothing. ... more
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Posted 08/12/2009
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Apology after years of pain Deborah Morris Frankston Independent 24th November 2009 GEOFF Fitzpatrick had only been in the orphanage a day before he was raped. ... more
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Posted 08/12/2009
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Government Response to Senate Community Affairs References Committee to Report of Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Revisted 7th December 2009 The Government response to Senate Community Affairs References Committee Report Lost Innocents and Forgotten Australians Revisited. For your information the Government Response to the above report was tabled in the Senate on 26 November 2009. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 07/12/2009
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Catholic order Sisters of Mercy in sex abuse payout BBC UK News 3rd December 2009 The Irish Sisters of Mercy is to supply a 128m euros package as reparation for decades of child abuse in its schools and orphanages. ... more
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Posted 07/12/2009
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Apology promises aged care priority The Senior December 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudds apology to the forgotten Australians last month will have a profound impact on the lives of many older people. ... more
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Posted 07/12/2009
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Church sorry for covering up child abuse Andrew Bushe Herald Sun 28th November 2009 IRELANDS Catholic Church has apologised after a damning new report showed it covered up child sex abuse over more than three decades. ... more
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Posted 07/12/2009
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Hundreds to head to Canberra to hear Rudds speech The Courier - Ballarat 16th November 2009 When Kristin King listens to the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologise to children abused in Australian institutions and foster care, she wont be alone. ... more
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Posted 07/12/2009
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Day means recognition of lost love Kim Stephens 16th November 2009 For many Forgotten Australians, its hard to explain exactly what today national apology means. ... more
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Posted 07/12/2009
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State care a bloody hell for this special school victim Kim Stephens Courier Mail 16th November 2009 Its been more than 55 years since Sebastopols Ken Merton left state care but tears still well in his eyes when he recalls his 10 years of bloody hell. ... more
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Posted 07/12/2009
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Living with the nightmare James Brindley A former Wynnum resident who claims he suffered six years of abuse at the Margaret Marr Memorial Home for Boys in Wynnum in the 70s has called for an overhaul of the State Governments support system victims. ... more
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Posted 04/12/2009
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A duty of care Naomi Levin The Australian Jewish News 27th November 2009 THE stories, the folklore and the photos would have us believe that all Jewish children live happily with their mother and father in a cheerful environment. They watch Mum light the candles on Shabbat, Bobba, or grandma, talks to the youngsters about her family history and Dad comes home fromwork and asks how the children did in their science test. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 02/12/2009
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Church had immunity to conceal sex abuse Ed Carty and Sarah Stack The Independent 26th November 2009 The Catholic hierarchy in Ireland was granted immunity to cover up child sex abuse among paedophile priests in Dublin, a damning report revealed today. ... more
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Posted 27/11/2009
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Forgotten Australians try to bury childhood horrors Daniel Hatch The West Australian 16th November 2009 Ronnie Barkey slumped into his chair, collapsed on his desk and did not move for an hour as he drifted in and out of consciousness. ... more
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Posted 27/11/2009
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Irish religious to fore in Australian abuse scandal Mary Raftery Irish Times 18th November 2009 THERE IS always one story that haunts you, so graphic and disturbing it is almost too terrible to contemplate. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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No laughter, no tears at home Caroline Overington The Australian 17th November 2009 CHILDREN need to laugh and to cry but both of those things were banned in the Victorian homes where Heather Templeman was raised. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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Nation says sorry to the forgotten ones The Examiner 17th November 2009 CANBERRA- They were beaten. They were abused. They were forgotten. They were half a million in number. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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Tasmanians glad to be recognised Zoe Edwards The Examiner 17th November 2009 There were tears and applause at Parliament House in Hobart yesterday as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised for the ugly story of forgotten Australians and child migrants. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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Apology at last for lives scarred forever Tony Wright The Age 17th November 2009 THE eyes told you all you needed to know and suggested much that you might hope never to know. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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I have been waiting all my adulthood for someone to believe us Kelsey Munro The Age 17th November 2009 THERE were tears and heckles, standing ovations and hugs. But one sentiment was voiced by many of the so-called Forgotten Australians and former child migrants who came to hear an apology for the abuse and neglect they suffered in state care. The apology was important because their stories were finally believed and their suffering recognised. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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Two words ease pain for victim Kellee Nolan The Age 17th November 2009 For Margaret Turnbull, who was sexually abused by both a prist and a nun while in institutions as a child, there were just two words from Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology yesterday that really resonated: Im sorry. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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No compo as Rudd apologises to 500,000 abused in childrens homes Ben Packham Herald Sun 17th November 2009 More than 500,000 Australians who lost their childhoods in orphanages and institutions will get propriety entry to nursing homes but not the financial compensation they seek. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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Forgotten Australians abused, locked under stairs Stephen Johnson The Mercury 17th November 2009 AS young girls, they had their faces rubbed on the sheets until the blood flowed for wetting the bed. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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How a family was torn apart Michael Stedman The Mercury 17th November 2009 Joy Stewart never had a childhood. ... more
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Posted 26/11/2009
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Australia Apologizes to Abused Child Migrants Marina Kamenev The Times 16th November 2009 By 1947, Laurie Humphreys had already spent the majority of his short life in a Southampton orphanage in England. He was 13, and clearly remembers the BBC Home Service for schools announcing that Australia needed more migrants. "When the sisters asked who wanted to go to Australia, my hand was one of the first to go up," he recalls. ... more
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Posted 23/11/2009
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Ballarat's abused wards unite for apology Kim Stephens The Courier 17th November 2009 A BALLARAT conference room became an extension of Canberras Great Hall yesterday morning, as nearly 30 Forgotten Australians listened to, wept at and, in the end, accepted a national apology. ... more
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Posted 23/11/2009
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Forgotten Australians reveal abuse Stephen Johnson WA Today 16th November 2009 Forgotten Australians have revealed their stories of sexual abuse, teen pregnancies and brutal punishment. ... more
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Posted 23/11/2009
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A day to remember people of courage and dignity: We are sorry Richard Marles Geelong Advertiser 17th November 2009 Today we have heard just a few of the half a million stories of the Forgotten Australians, each as sad and as powerful as the last. ... more
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Posted 23/11/2009
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Thank you, Richard and Jason Geelong Advertiser 4th November 2009 Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) wishes to thank Richard Marles, MP for Corio and Jason Clare MP, member for Blaxland. ... more
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Posted 23/11/2009
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Apology at last for forgotten victims Nicola Berkovic The Australian 17th November 2009 KEVIN Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull yesterday offered a historic apology to forgotten Australians and former child migrants who suffered abuse, exploitation and neglect in institutions and foster homes. ... more
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Posted 23/11/2009
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PM's words ease anguish of victims Nicola Berkovic The Australian 17th November 2009 DEBRA Lowe was a ward of three states and grew up in 22 homes, but yesterday she received an apology and a hug from Kevin Rudd, which helped heal some of the abuse and hurt she has suffered. ... more
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Posted 23/11/2009
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Forgotten Australians Prepare for National Apology Susanna Dunkerley Epoch Times 13th November 2009 CANBERRA Julie Pearson feels she has been robbed of her identity and often thinks of herself as nothing more than a number. ... more
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Posted 20/11/2009
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Waiting for Apology Anthony Radford Bendigo Weekly 13th November 2009 FOR Bendigo resident Veronica, next Monday will be a special day. ... more
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Posted 20/11/2009
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Demand for inquiry into suspected deaths at boys home: Dig up secret grave Keith Moor Herald Sun 13th November 2009 Former wards of state fear two boys were secretly buried at the notorious Bayswater Boys Home in the 1950s after being bashed to death by staff. ... more
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Posted 18/11/2009
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Healing for hurt souls Dan Harrison Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 THEY were called the forgotten Australians. But the more than half a million state wards, foster children and former child migrants were renamed the remembered Australians yesterday by Kevin Rudd, as he apologised on behalf of the nation for the abuse and neglect they suffered in church and state care. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2009
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Help for 500,000 to find lost families Dan Harrison Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 THE Government will set up a national service to help the forgotten Australians find their families and launch projects to record and preserve their stories, the Prime Minister said. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2009
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Sorry to Forgotten Children: They no longer carry a secret burden Sun Dunlevy The Daily Telegraph 17th November 2009 THEY were beaten, abused, forgotten. They were half a million in number. Now they will be remembered. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2009
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A moment of dignity, all too rare Phillip Coorey Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 All too infrequently, dignity descends on the Parliament. It did so yesterday as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull apologised to the forgotten Australians. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2009
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Tears for victims, cheers for their courage Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 Emotions ran high in the Great Hall as the people of Australia said sorry to abused and neglected children, writes Kelsey Munro. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2009
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What's important is finally being believed Kelsey Munro Sydney Morning Herald 17th November 2009 SISTERS Maureen and Pauline McDonogh are survivors of horrors that are hard to imagine. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2009
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Nice holiday a living hell The Daily Telegraph 17th November 2009 At the age of 15, Margaret Gallagher saw killing herself as a way to escape the cruelty of life. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2009
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Scars last a lifetime The Daily Telegraph 17th November 2009 Felicity Baldry promised herself she would never have kids after when she suffered. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2009
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Institutions must say sorry The Daily Telegraph 17th November 2009 We welcome the Prime Ministers apology to the half a million Australians who were abused and neglected in orphanages and childrens homes over the last century. ... more
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Posted 17/11/2009
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Forgotten Australian: Being recognised allows Vlad Selakovic to walk tall Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 14th November 2009 GEELONG'S Vlad Selakovic was walking in central Geelong the other day when he heard someone point him out as a Forgotten Australian. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2009
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Tasmania pays $37m to state care abused Paul Carter Ninemsn 16th November 2009 Tasmania is urging other states and territories to follow its lead in addressing issues related to the abuse of people in state care. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2009
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Rudd says sorry to Forgotten children Sydney Morning Herald 16th November 2009 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an emotional apology today to half-a-million Forgotten Australians, including British child migrants, who faced abuse and neglect in care homes over decades. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2009
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Rudd leads emotional apology to children removed from families Samantha Maiden The Australian 16th November 2009 KEVIN Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull have joined together to deliver an emotional apology to the forgotten Australians, including child migrants and children who grew up in foster care and orphanages. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2009
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Australia says sorry for 'great evil' Emma Rodgers ABC 16th November 2009 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has given an emotional apology to the country's Forgotten Australians, many of whom have gathered at Parliament House in Canberra today. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2009
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Turnbull chokes up as he tells of Forgotten Australians Sydney Morning Herald 16th November 2009 Hundreds of people gathered in Parliament's Great Hall today to hear both Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull offer an apology to the Forgotten Australians. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2009
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Kevin Rudd apologises to Forgotten Australia news.com.au 16th November 2009 KEVIN Rudd has made an emotional apology to half-a-million Forgotten Australians who faced sexual abuse, violence and forced labour in childcare homes over a period of decades. ... more
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Posted 16/11/2009
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Stars point to brighter future for Forgotten Australians John Honner Eureka Street 10th November 2009 I was mowing the lawn last Saturday morning. A strange car pulled up: There's a building in Berry that's up for an international prize in architecture. Where is it? ... more
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Posted 16/11/2009
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Forgotten Australians: Sheedy family reunited Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 13th November 2009 ANTHONY Sheedy met his sister Leonie after 41 years. He was living in a single bedroom Brotherhood of St Laurence flat in Fitzroy and reckoned the place was all right. ... more
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Posted 13/11/2009
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Apology to help healing process Peter Begg Geelong Advertiser 29th October 2009 A LARGE number of Geelong residents will welcome Prime Minister Kevin Rudds apology next month to those who spent their childhood in institutions and out of home care. ... more
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Posted 11/11/2009
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A time for truth Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 9th November 2009 BERNADETTES brutal, broken, institutionalised past emerges in her mind when she hears an expression most others use with a measure of pride. ... more
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Posted 11/11/2009
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Museum Recalls Horrors of Orphanage Care Damien Murphy Sydney Morning Herald 10th November 2009 EIGHT words on an old, hand-painted sign in Bankstowns National Orphanage Museum poignantly captures eight decades of Australias care for unwanted children: ... more
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Posted 10/11/2009
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Priests warned to ignore letter on child abuse Barney Zwartz The Age 29th October 2009 Read below the article for Angela Sdrinis response to this article. ... more
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Posted 09/11/2009
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Ready for Apology: Geelong Care Leavers off to Canberra Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 6th November 2009 LEONIE Sheedy has measured intense joy and heartbreak selecting care leavers who will travel free to attend the Federal Governments apology to Forgotten Australians. ... more
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Posted 09/11/2009
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PMs Sorry Mick Roberts The Torch 4th November 2009 WHEN Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivers the long-awaited apology to the Forgotten Australians later this month Leonie Sheedy will undoubtedly shed a tear or two. ... more
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Posted 04/11/2009
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Forgotten Australians Mick Roberts The Torch 4th November 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will deliver a national apology to more than 500,000 forgotten Australians and former child migrants in less than two weeks. ... more
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Posted 04/11/2009
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Murder fear on lost kids Keith Moor Herald Sun 2nd November 2009 SEVERAL former wards of state claim to know the identities of children whose deaths they suspect were hushed up by Salvation Army officers and Catholic nuns and priests. Also, read CLANs response to the article. ... more
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Posted 03/11/2009
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No time for love, laughter and warmth of family life Lisa Cox Sydney Morning Herald 31st October 2009 For the most part these were cold, loveless, authoritarian places, with no time at all for the exuberance and innocence of childhood, Jenny Macklin told Federal Parliament this week. ... more
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Posted 02/11/2009
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Apology to wards of the state reflects our collective regret Kate Gaffeney The Age 29th October 2009 As many as half a million Australian children were placed in institutions and foster care throughout the 20th century. Many were wards of the state, under the direct guardianship of state welfare departments, which often failed to protect them from physical, emotional and sexual abuse, despite annual inspections of institutions and legislation that often precluded the use of corporal punishment. ... more
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Posted 30/10/2009
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Assault victims to open up Andra Jackson The Age 29th October 2009 VICTIMS of sex offenders are being asked to talk anonymously about their experiences online to police and explain why they did or did not report the crime. ... more
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Posted 30/10/2009
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Home Truths Trent Dalton Q Weekend 12th September 2009 There will be no official order of events at this quiet reunion at the Riverview Training Farm for Boys, though speeches should start soon after the browning of Wally McLeods much-vaunted barbecue sausages. What matters is being here: making the turn off Ipswich Motorway, reaching the end of Endeavour Street, even when your stomach wants out; passing through the gates and trudging up that sorry driveway to stand in the places that haunt your dreams: the laundry, the lucerne field, the piggery, the shower block. ... more
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Posted 30/10/2009
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Rees offers apology to casualties of care system Matthew Benns Sydney Morning Herald 20th September 2009 HUNDREDS of Australia's forgotten children gathered for an emotional apology and memorial unveiling ceremony at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney yesterday. ... more
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Posted 30/10/2009
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Sorry Sue O Reilly Australian Women's Weekly November 2009 issue For the 500,000 Australian children who passed through state and church care, the governments planned apology for the treatment they endured is better late than never, two former Homies tell. ... more
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Posted 29/10/2009
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to apology to Forgotten Australians who grew up in brutal institutions Malcolm Farr Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will next month lead an apology from the nation to the Forgotten Australians forced to grow up in brutal, loveless institutions. ... more
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Posted 28/10/2009
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Coalition pleased at 'Forgotten Australians' apology Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will next month make an apology to the survivors of some 500,000 children who found themselves institutionalised in orphanages and homes between 1930 and 1970. ... more
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Posted 28/10/2009
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Kevin Rudd to lead apology at last for forgotten kids Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009 PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd will next month lead an apology from the nation to the Forgotten Australians forced to grow up in brutal, loveless institutions. ... more
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Posted 28/10/2009
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Interview with Jenny Macklin, Tony Abbott, Steve Irons, Harold Haig and our Leonie Outside the steps of Parliament House 27th October 2009 An interview conducted on the day of the announcement of the date for the Federal Apology to all Australian Care Leavers with Jenny Macklin, Tony Abbott, Steve Irons, Harold Haig and our Leonie. ... more
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Posted 28/10/2009
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ABC Radio Interview with CLAN member Valda: Forgotten Australians to get national apology Tony Eastley ABC Radio 28th October 2009 Congratulations and well done to CLAN member, Valda Hogan for getting an interview with ABC Radio. View the transcript of the interview with CLAN member Valda interviewed by ABCs Tony Eastley about the Federal Apology to all Australians Care Leavers. ... more
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Posted 28/10/2009
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Jason Clare MP speaks about the Federal Apology Sky News 28th October 2009 CLAN patron and member for Blaxland Jason Clare MP, voiced his thoughts on the Federal Apology on Sky News this morning. ... more
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Posted 28/10/2009
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Delays add to anguish for abuse victims Sunday Mail 18th October 2009 The State Government should be commended for taking a compassionate stand towards people sexually abused while in State care. ... more
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Posted 21/10/2009
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Generous Payouts for Abuse Victims Nigel Hunt Sunday Mail 18th October 2009 Compassionate payments of up to $50,000 will be offered to more than 250 victims of child sexual abuse in state care. ... more
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Posted 21/10/2009
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Evil Nightmare Persists Jordanna Schriever Adelaide Now 4th May 2009 FOR decades, Graham Rundle has suffered persistent nightmares of the childhood abuse he suffered at the hands of William John Keith Ellis. ... more
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Posted 20/10/2009
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Senate Inquiry into Suicide in Australia Suicide Prevention Australia 16th October 2009 Suicide and self-harm remain unacceptably high in the Australian community with death at least 40% higher than that attributed to thenational road fatalities. ... more
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Posted 19/10/2009
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Sorry to abused kids Sunday Times 30th August 2009 IN the sprit of the indigenous Sorry Day the Federal Government is to issue a formal apology to all children who suffered abuse in institutional care last century. ... more
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Posted 16/10/2009
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Redress abusers face legal action Jessica Strutt The West Australian 19th August 2009 Police would be asked to investigate allegations of child abuse revealed in applications for compensation under the Governments Redress scheme, community Services Minister Robyn McSweeney announced yesterday. ... more
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Posted 16/10/2009
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Victims betrayed by compensation fail Jay Margo South West Time 12th August 2009 BUNBURY residents have expressed their disgust at changes made by the State Government to the Redress WA scheme, which offers compensation to those were victims of abuse in both Station and non government institutions. ... more
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Posted 16/10/2009
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Polio vaccine tested at orphanages Gary Hughes The Age 25th October 2004 A Federal Government agency used babies in Victorian orphanages and childrens homes to test a new quadruple antigen vaccination, which included polio vaccine possibly contaminated with a monkey virus since linked to cancer. ... more
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Posted 16/10/2009
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Catholic church accused of covering up child abuse The Mirror 23rd September 2009 The Catholic church was yesterday accused at the United Nations Human Rights Council of covering up child abuse. ... more
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Posted 16/10/2009
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Perth Memorial planned for Forgotten Australians Chris Thomson WA Today 5th October 2009 The State Government is set to build a memorial to the so-called "Forgotten Australians" outside the WA Museum in Northbridge. ... more
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Posted 12/10/2009
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Cost-cutting sees burial delayed Jessica Strutt The West Australian 10th September 2009 UPDATE: There will be a funeral for Barry Pinnell today, 12th October 2009 at 2:30pm in Perth. Barry Pinnell (former CLAN member) was abused in State care as a child, died before his payment form Redress and now his body has been in the morgue a month because of Barnett Government cost-cutting, according to his life-long friend. ... more
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Posted 11/10/2009
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The Scars of Lost Childhood Robert Fedele Moonee Valley Community News 7th April 2009 WHEN Frank Golding was finally reunited with his parents at age 15, much had changed. ... more
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Posted 08/10/2009
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Most fail to seek payout for abuse Jessica Strutt The West Australian 21st April 2009 West Australians abused in State are only have one week left to apply for a share of a multi-million-dollar Sate Government compensation scheme but fewer than three in 10 of those believed eligible have lodge applications. ... more
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Posted 08/10/2009
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Apology a step in right direction Elle Watson Great Lakes Advocate ITs been more than seven decades since CLAN member June Hardie was sent to live in a childrens home and today she continues to crusade for the justice of young people in institutions. ... more
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Posted 08/10/2009
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Past is re-lived Name withheld The West Australian 27th March 2009 CHERYLE Warner finally worked up the courage to report her childhood abuse as part of the State Governments Redress compensation scheme last year but admitted she came close to walking away from the process because of the emotional toll. ... more
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Posted 07/10/2009
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Victoria's Support Service for Care Leavers Berry Street Relationships Australia Victoria 7th October 2009 Berry Street and Relationships Australia, Victoria have been awarded the contract to establish a new support service for Victorian Care Leavers. They have produced a document answering some questions about the new service. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 07/10/2009
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Desperate Hunt for Long Lost Dad Annette Lord Tameside Advertiser 2nd September 2009 CLAN wishes Roseanne all the best as she travels to England today to hopefully meet her father. ... more
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Posted 06/10/2009
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Radio Interview on 94.7FM "The Pulse" - Road to Recovery CLAN The Pulse 6th October 2009 A radio interview with two CLAN members will be aired on Tuesday 6th October on Geelongs 94.7FM- The Pulse during its Road to Recovery segment between 11-12pm. ... more
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Posted 06/10/2009
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Victims break the silence Emily Wolfinger Penrith City Star 30/09/09 MT RIVERVIEW resident Steve Quinn laid a wreath at the NSW Forgotten Australians Remembrance Day last month in honour of fathers who did not return from war and those separated from their children because of war trauma and injuries. ... more
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Posted 06/10/2009
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Farm of Fear Sanchia Berg BBC UK 2nd October 2009 Between 1922 and 1967 up to 10000 children migrated from Britain to Australia under officially-approved schemes. While some remember the experience fondly others became victims of beatings and sexual abuse. And newly-discovered records show that the authorities had been warned that the system had few safeguards. ... more
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Posted 06/10/2009
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Cops brace for child abuse cases Jessica Strutt The West Australian 9th September 2009 Police are excepted to investigate more than 2300 child abuse allegations from applications for compensation under the State Governments Redress scheme, the head of the sex crime division said yesterday. ... more
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Posted 05/10/2009
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Marles has shown real leadership in a sorry tale: A load lifted Daryl McLure Geelong Advertiser 12th Septemeber 2009 I WAS moved by the article on this page on Wednesday, by Richard Marles, Labour MHR for Corio, relating to the apology be offered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the Forgotten Generations: the 500,000 white Australian orphans incarcerated behind the forbidding walls of the great orphans scattered across this land. ... more
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Posted 05/10/2009
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Call for memorial to city's orphans Marcus Power The Courier 23rd September 2009 A PERMANENT memorial to Ballarat orphans should be built in the city, a former Ballarat orphanage resident says. ... more
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Posted 24/09/2009
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NSW Government and Churches to apologise to abuse victims ABC News 19th September 2009 Church groups and the New South Wales Government have said sorry to the thousands of orphans and foster children abused while they were in the state's care. ... more
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Posted 21/09/2009
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Our Forgotten Shame Lisa Mayoh Sunday Telegraph 20th September 2009 SUTHERLAND grandmother Shirley Deane recalls the day her mother put her on a bus and sent her away. ... more
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Posted 21/09/2009
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It's never too late to say sorry Frank Golding Ballarat Courier 18th September 2009 WHEN the Australian Government announced it would apologise on behalf of the nation to the Forgotten Australians, children who grew up in orphanages and childrens homes and in foster care, including child migrants, I had three strong reactions. ... more
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Posted 21/09/2009
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Sorry state of affairs Cristina Lee Canterbury Express 8th September 2009 After nine years of lobbying, Leonie Sheedy is finally set to receive a formal apology from the Australian Government for the terrible ordeals she and other Forgotten Australians had suffered. ... more
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Posted 14/09/2009
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Redress to pay deceased victims $5K Name Withheld ABC News 8th September 2009 The West Australian Government has announced ex gratia payments of $5,000 will be made to victims of child abuse in state care who have died before their application was finalised. ... more
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Posted 09/09/2009
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Apology is about far more than just abuse Richard Marles The Advertiser 9th September 2009 BREAKING the news to Leonie Sheedy that our national government was to apologise to the Forgotten Australians and the former Child Migrants unequivocally rates as the best day in my short parliamentary life. ... more
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Posted 09/09/2009
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Memory lingers of abuse at Wynnum home for boys Name Withheld Wynnum Herald 9th September 2009 A FORMER Wynnum resident who claims he suffered six years of abuse at the Margaret Marr Memorial Home for Boys in Wynnum in the 70s has called for an overhaul of the State Governments support system for victims. ... more
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Posted 09/09/2009
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Apology for nation's abused: The stuff we went through you wouldnt wish on your worst enemy Kate Jowett The Advocate 31st August 2009 DAVENPORT man Tony Young, who has spent his life fighting to have the abuse he and other Australian children endured recognised, will finally get an apology. ... more
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Posted 08/09/2009
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Orphans call for national museum Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 5th September 2009 CARE leavers crusader Leonie Sheedy has retuned home elated by a promise for apology for past hurts, determined to establish a national orphanage museum in Geelong. ... more
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Posted 08/09/2009
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Simple apology that will start the healing Jason Clare Sunday Telegraph 6th September 2009 FATHERS Day is an important day. Its not just about getting the old man a new par of socks or a new tie. Its a reminder (if we need one) of how important our dads are, and to thank them. ... more
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Posted 08/09/2009
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Care leavers keep spotlight on abuse in orphanages: Group steps up push for compensation Elisa Miller and Kirsten Leminger Dandenong Express 8th August 2009 VICTORIAN members of the Care Leavers Australia Network – a group representing about half a million people raised in orphanages, institutions and foster care – last week took their call for compensation o he second Monash MP in as many months. ... more
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Posted 06/09/2009
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Family search draws blank Elisa Miller and Kirsten Leminger Dandenong Express 8th August 2009 DESPITE many searches during his 82-year life, Ray Prosser has never known his biological parents. ... more
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Posted 06/09/2009
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Bindoon Boys Town: The sad truth behind Britain's lost children Kathy Marks The Independent: UK 6th September 2009 Australia is to apologise for the appalling treatment meted out to thousands of boys and girls shipped to its shores as orphans ... more
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Posted 06/09/2009
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We're Sorry David Stockman Sunday Canberra Times 30th August 2009 THE FEDERAL Government will formally apologise to children who suffered abuse and neglect in institutional and foster care during the last century. ... more
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Posted 04/09/2009
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Government plans to apologise to forgotten orphans David Stockman Sunday Canberra Times 30th August 2009 A spokeswoman for the Minister for Community Services, Jenny Macklin, said no decisions had been made on when or what form the apology would take, but that the Government wanted it to reflect a bipartisan approach. ... more
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Posted 04/09/2009
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Apology: Help the healing process Name Withheld The Torch 2nd September 2009 AN apology will be issued by the Federal Government to people who were abused or neglected as children while in foster care, government or private institutions during the last century. ... more
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Posted 02/09/2009
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Duplessis orphans want Mtl. burial site dug up Name Withheld CTV Canada 19th June 2004 A group of surviving "Duplessis Orphans" wants the current Quebec government to unearth an abandoned cemetery, which they say contains the bodies of orphans who were victims of medical experiments years ago. ... more
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Posted 02/09/2009
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Apology to wards of the state welcomed Kim Stephens The Courier 1st September 2009 A FEDERAL Government apology to thousands of children neglected and abused in state care will formally validate their suffering, according to a former Ballarat orphanage resident. ... more
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Posted 01/09/2009
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Orphans come to grips with apology Kim Stephens The Courier 31st August 2009 FORMER Victorian ward of the state Cassandra Schilling vividly recalls her four-year-old sister being left alone in Ballarat Orphanage to cry for hours and hours. ... more
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Posted 01/09/2009
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World Coverage on the Prime Minister's Apology Various Reporters Various Sources 31/08/09 The forthcoming apology from the Prime Minister has recieved great media coverage throughout Australia. But we were shocked when we found out that the news had become international! ... more
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Posted 01/09/2009
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Elation over long-awaited apology to child victims of care system Natasha Robinson The Australian 31st August 2009 IF there is one person 71-year-old Frank Golding wishes were alive to hear a national apology to abused and neglected children who grew up in state care, it is his mother. ... more
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Posted 31/08/2009
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Apology to those abused a 'step forward' Crystal Ju and Catherine Best Nine News 30th August 2009 Generations of children abused and neglected as wards of the state believe a formal apology from the federal government will begin the healing process. ... more
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Posted 30/08/2009
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Apology will address terrible wrongs: Macklin Name Withheld The Australian 30th August 2009 APOLOGISING to the so-called forgotten Australians who were abused in orphanages and public institutions will help address the 'terrible wrongs' of the past, the federal government says. ... more
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Posted 30/08/2009
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Liberal MP Redress Rethink Jessica Strutt West Australian 20th August 2009 A Federal Liberal MP has attacked the State Government's move to slash by almost half the maximum payment under the Redress scheme. ... more
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Posted 27/08/2009
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What Price a Childhood? Jessica Strutt The West Australian 15th August 2009 The hurt and anger felt by abuse victims who were offered substantial compensation, only to have it reduced, boiled over at a rally this week. ... more
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Posted 26/08/2009
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Record Compo To State Ward Nigel Hunt Sunday Mail 23rd August 2009 A FORMER state ward who was subjected to more than a decade of shocking sexual and physical abuse has been awared a record $550,000 compensation payout after a two-year legal battle. ... more
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Posted 24/08/2009
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Victim's Anger over Reduced Compensation Jessica Strutt The West Australian 16th August 2009 The sadness in her eyes says it all and she's not even one of the victims. She is haunted by their accounts. ... more
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Posted 17/08/2009
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Siblings United at Last Name withheld Unknown April 23, 2003 AFTER 52 years apart, a Blacktown man has had an emotionally-charged reunion with the long-lost sister he never thought he would see again. ... more
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Posted 17/08/2009
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OPINION: State should think again on compensation West Australian 13th August 2009 The compensation scheme for victims of abuse in State care is expensive but just. It is designed to acknowledge officially that people were seriously wronged by the State and to give them recompense for the hurt. ... more
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Posted 14/08/2009
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Application for Grant Public Trustee The Australian August 5th 2009 Are you a former student who attended Christian Brothers Farm School in Bindoon in the State of Western Australia between 26 November 1949 and 31 December 1966 or the widow/de facto partner of a former student who is now deceased? ... more
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Posted 12/08/2009
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Abuse Victims Vow to Fight On Jessica Strutt The West Australian 12th August 2009 There were angry and emotional scenes at Parliament yesterday as victims of abuse in State care and their supporters protested against the Barnett Governments shock decision to slash by almost half the maximum payment under the Redress scheme. ... more
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Posted 12/08/2009
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Child Abuse Funds Diminished Margaret Wenham Courier Mail 8th August 2009 THE State Governments pool of redress money to compensate those who were seriously abused as children has shrunk to just $46.7 million. ... more
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Posted 12/08/2009
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Possible Re-Think on Abuse Compo Fund: Barnett Name withheld ABC News 29th July 2009 A peak welfare group is urging the West Australian Government to re-consider cuts to a compensation scheme for people who were abused in state care. ... more
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Posted 03/08/2009
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Outrage Over Abuse Compo Cuts Name withheld ABC News 29th July 2009 A support group for abuse victims will rally outside Western Australia's Parliament next month, protesting the State Government's decision to slash compensation to people abused while in state care. ... more
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Posted 03/08/2009
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Foster Care Abuse Victim gets Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Margaret Wenham Courier Mail 16th June 2009 A WOMAN who was savagely beaten and raped as a child while in state foster care is one of nine people in the past five years to have received secret taxpayer-funded settlements totalling nearly $1.2 million. ... more
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Posted 03/08/2009
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Sorry Seems a Hard Word Michelle Hoctor Illawarra Mercury 25th July 2009 A WARILLA man has joined the call for a prime ministerial apology to the victims of child abuse in the nation's orphanages and children's homes. ... more
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Posted 29/07/2009
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REVEALED: Our Forgotten Children Michelle Hoctor Illawarra Mercury 25th July 2009 The 500,000 children who grew up in orphanages and children's homes last century are hoping for an apology of their own, writes MICHELLE HOCTOR ... more
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Posted 29/07/2009
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The Forgotten Australians: Identity, Records and their search for the Past Andrew Murray BA Hons (Rhodes) MA (Oxon) University of Western Australia August 4th 2008 Public lecture for The Fourth International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (ICHORA 4). A conference organised in conjunction with the Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Western Australia ... more » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 27/07/2009
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City Orphans in a New Study N/A The Courier 21st July 2008 THE history of all who passed through a Ballarat children's home will be part of a major research project launched in Melbourne yesterday. ... more
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Posted 27/07/2009
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Former Ward seeks to sue for Abuse Harriet Alexander Sydney Morning Herald 25th July 2009 THEY were made to scrub the floors with toothbrushes. They often chose to soil themselves rather than risk being bashed if they asked to go to the toilet. And when they needed to change their sanitary pads, they were first required to show the used pads to male prison officers. ... more
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Posted 27/07/2009
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Forgotten Australians seek apology Georgina Bible Finda 17th July 2009 NICHOLAS KOSTYN, of Lismore, was just 18 months old when he was made a ward of the state and entered a world of Russian roulette where he was never sure if his next carer would abuse him. ... more
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Posted 21/07/2009
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Overdue Apology N/A Daily Telegraph 26th June 2009 THE Federal Government should apologise to children who were abused and assaulted in institutional care, a parliamentary report recommends. ... more
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Posted 20/07/2009
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Stolen White Generation Ignored: Abandoned Daryl Mclure Geelong Advertiser 12th January 2008 ST Catherine's. St Augustine's, Glastonbury! The names were once well-known around Geelong, describing large, institutional orphanages south of the Barwon. The buildings still exist. Generations of children _ ``Forgotten Generations'', ``Hidden Generations'', even ``Stolen Generations'' _ were incarcerated behind these forbidding walls for their own good, some newborn, some older, all to be ushered through the gates at 14 or 15 to earn their place in the outside world. ... more
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Posted 15/07/2009
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Saying sorry seems to be a mute point Kerry-Anne Walsh The Sun Herald July 12 2009 The Government has apologised to indigenous Australians but is stalling when it comes to mistreated and abused children, writes Kerry-Anne Walsh. ... more
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Posted 13/07/2009
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Lost and Found Episode 31 ABC "Can We Help" September 19 2008 A transcript for an episode of ABC "Can We Help" aired last year featuring sibling care leavers from Burnside Orphanage. [Peggy] When I think of my childhood I would just have loved to have a mother and a father. I would have just loved that. ... more
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Posted 13/07/2009
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Time for Redress: Victims Kirsten Leiminger Monash Journal 13th July 2009 "FORGOTTEN Victorians" who were abused in state care called for a comprehensive redress scheme as they protested outside Mt Waverley MP Maxine Morand's office on Friday. ... more
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Posted 13/07/2009
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The Lost Boys Marikia Dobin The Age Newspaper 2nd July 2009 Worse than abandoned, Rod Braybon and his seven siblings became wards of the state in the 1950s, but found salvation where he least expected it. ... more
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Posted 10/07/2009
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The Lost Boys Johnathon Creek Today Tonight 6th July 2009 During the 1950's, after his father died from a workplace accident, Rod and his seven brothers and sisters were made Wards of the State - distraught by grief, and fear, his mother couldn't cope or care for them. ... more
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Posted 10/07/2009
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How my childhood was lost Mim McKew The Age Newspaper 21st June 2002 The police first approached the Victorian welfare authorities to put my two sisters and me into state care in 1958. I was 12 months old, my sisters a year or two older. Our mother was separated and unable to care for us. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Senators demand action over care abuse Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 27th June 2009 GEELONG'S Vlad Selakovic wept yesterday as he heard federal senators chorus calls for apology and redress for people brutalised while in institutional care. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Back from the brink Roger Coombs Daily Telegraph 18th October 2008 Steve Quinn's mother died when he was just 10. Put in a home for boys, he was forced to become a scientific guinea pig, » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Call for Justice Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser Vlad Selakovic stood amid lifetimes of nightmares as he brandished his protest sign in Newcomb yesterday. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Brothers allege abuse Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser 29th October 2008 TWO brothers formerly in care have lodged the first formal abuse claims made against Geelong's Glastonbury Child and Family Services.
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Family torn apart creates living hell The Bendigo Advertiser 9th December 2008 ANTHONY was made a ward of the state just before his second birthday. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Paid $25,000 and told to stay silent Phil Kitchin The Dominion Post 15th September 2007 EXCLUSIVE: A woman dying of anorexia was paid hush money by Child Youth and Family after accusing one of their managers of molesting her in a state-run girls home. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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June seeks answers to childhood of pain Christine Chudley Riverine Herald 19th October 2007 Unlike most middle-aged women, June Spitts, nee Critchley, has no happy childhood memories. The few memories she has retained from her early years are snippets of unhappy moments- of being forced to eat cold porridge, of punishment without love, of rejection and loneliness. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Hundreds feel child abuse shame Jamie Walker and Jeremy Roberts The Australian 2nd April 2008 HUNDREDS of children in state care in South Australia were sexually abused by their carers and exploited by pedophile rings in a "foul undercurrent" laid bare yesterday. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Lonely as an orphan on.. Fathers Day Frank Golding Geelong Advertiser 5th September 2008 WHAT will your family be doing to spoil the man of the house on Father's Day? A special breakfast in bed for your old man? A boisterous family lunch? A game of footy in the back yard? A quiet chat about the good old days with his father, your grandfather? ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Former state wards sue over abuse claims Sarah-Jane Collins The Age Newspaper 8th May 2008 AS BOYS, Rodney, Gordon and Michael Braybon were made wards of the state and placed in the care of the Salvation Army. What happened next has haunted the three brothers throughout their adult lives. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Government apology not nearly enough Leslie White Gippsland Times & Maffra Spectator 25th August 2006 "The church is part of the community... they preach love and understanding. But it looks like when legal issues come up God gets put aside and the balance sheet becomes the holy Grail" sexual assault victim ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Healing takes decades Leslie White Chris (not his real name) almost breaks several times during our interview. His eyes well up and his face goes as he struggles to force the words out. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Irish nun who embraced people of Kimberley Pam Casellas Sydney Morning Herald 14th September 2007 AT THE end, it was just a few lines in a newspaper - the death of an old woman near Beagle Bay, Western Australia, apparently after becoming disoriented while out for a walk. Yet a few lines could never do justice to Sister Bernadette O'Connor, who devoted her life to the care of Aboriginal people in the Kimberley. » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 30/06/2009
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$500m in wages stolen Andrew West The Sun Herald 11th January 2004 Aborigines say compo offers are not enough ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Revealed: A secret past of pain Zoe Taylor The Daily Telegraph 3rd February 2004 Painful stories of abuse, neglect and isolation will be told in Parramatta today as a Senate inquiry hears evidence from adults who suffered in institutions as childhood. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Tales of horror from 500 abused children Tony Prytz Geelong Advertiser 18th August 2008 ANGELA Sdrinis has heard more tales of horror than most people could bear. ... more
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Posted 30/06/2009
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Busy Week for CLAN Members The Torch Wednesday 24 June 2009 This article appeared in the CLAN office's local paper » Click here to download PDF |
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Posted 29/06/2009
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Call for apology to 500,000 abused children Stephanie Peatling Social Affairs Correspondent Sydney Morning Herald June 26 2009 THE Federal Government is considering another formal apology, this time to people who were abused in state-run institutions such as orphanages and foster care. ... more
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Posted 26/06/2009
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'Forgotten Australians' want an Apology The AM program on ABC Radio reported on the Senate Review that was handed down in Canberra on Thursday 25 June 2009. To listen to the story or read the transcript click here ABC Illawarra's Nick Reinberger (97.3FM) covered the story on Thursday 25th June at 4pm and ABC Orangeran a story on Thursday at 10:50am 2GB's Rev Bill Crews in Sydney covered the story on Sunday 28th June at 10:20am. Rev Bill Crews has always supported CLAN since our beginnings in 2000.
The National Indigenous Radio Service also ran a story on 25th June 2009 at 11am about the handing down of the Senate Review on the Forgotten Australians and Lost Innocents Reports. |
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Posted 24/06/2009
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Foster care abuse victim gets taxpayer-funded settlement Margaret Wenham Courier Mail 16 June 2009 A WOMAN who was savagely beaten and raped as a child while in state foster care is one of nine people in the past five years to have received secret taxpayer-funded settlements totalling nearly $1.2 million. ... more
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Posted 16/06/2009
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Thousands march in silence to protest against abuse by Church The Western Australian 12 June 2009 Dublin Thousands of people have marched through central Dublin to protest over the decades-long abuse of children in Catholic Church-run institutions, as Irish bishops apologised anew for the "heinous crimes". ... more
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Posted 15/06/2009
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Former boys' home inmate says... I was sent to hell Jacqueline Van Aanholt Northern Daily Leader 7 June 2009 IT HAS been described as Tamworth's own mini Alcatraz and one former inmate says his time at the Tamworth Boys' Home affected him for life. ... more
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Posted 09/06/2009
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Ritual Abuse Semela Harris The Adelaide Advertiser 22 May 2009 There seems to be no explanation for the abuse of vulnerable young by the Catholic Church. ... more
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Posted 28/05/2009
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Homelessness linked to state care in childhood Dewi Cooke The Age December 15 2007 TACKLING the needs of children in state care could help to prevent homelessness. ... more
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Posted 25/05/2009
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Report lifts lid on 'endemic' Irish church abuse Europe correspondent Emma Alberici ABC AM Program A major investigation into child abuse at Catholic orphanages, reformatories and schools in Ireland has found that beatings, sexual abuse and humiliation were endemic. ... more
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Posted 21/05/2009
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From hands wiped clean to clean new start at Ballarat Orphanage Erin Williams The Courier 10/04/2009 JO FRANCES believes her mother wiped her hands clean of her the moment she entered Ballarat Orphanage. Ms Frances was born illegitimately in 1943 during the war at an unmarried mother's home in Carlton. Her mother deserted her and she was made a ward of the state. ... more
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Posted 13/05/2009
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Looking for answers after life of secrets The Courier 15/04/2009 PEG Warren has lived most of her life knowing people have kept secrets from her. ... more
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Posted 12/05/2009
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William John Keith Ellis sentenced for raping boys at Eden Park Jordanna Schriever, Court Reporter The Advertiser May 07, 2009 A "DISGRACEFUL" pedophile who raped orphans at a Salvation Army boys home will almost certainly die in prison, after being dealt a 16-year jail term today. ... more
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Posted 11/05/2009
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5000 claim top-up compensation for institutional abuse Margaret Wenham The Courier Mail 15 April 2009 Article on Queensland Insitutional abuse payments and letters in response. ... more
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Posted 08/05/2009
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Evil nightmare persists Jordanna Schriever, Court Reporter The Advertiser May 04, 2009 10:30pm
FOR decades, Graham Rundle has suffered persistent nightmares of the childhood abuse he suffered at the hands of William John Keith Ellis.
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Posted 08/05/2009
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Former foster care child Cheryl Nash's life comes full circle Karen Keast The Courier Cheryl Nash has come full circle in life. ... more
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Posted 06/05/2009
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Ballarat Ophanage a riddle but no regrets for Basil The Courier BASIL Reid knows little about how he came to be in the Ballarat Orphanage. ... more
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Posted 04/05/2009
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Catholics lift sexual abuse pay Barney Zwartz The Age THE Catholic Church in Melbourne has lifted compensation to victims of clergy sexual abuse by nearly 50 per cent to $75,000. ... more
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Posted 24/04/2009
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Families Wounded by War Frank Golding An article written by CLAN Vice President Frank Golding on the issues that are raised for many care leavers on ANZAC Day, many of whom had fathers serving in WWI and WW2, but never received support from any governments. ... more
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Posted 20/04/2009
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Guilty - child abuser William J. K. Ellis collapses in hysterics Jordanna Schriever, Andrew Dowddell Adelaide Advertiser A FORMER Salvation Army officer broke down in hysterics as a District Court jury today found him guilty of sexually abusing four wards of the state in the 1960s and 70s. ... more
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Posted 15/04/2009
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Ex-state wards seek millions Marika Dobbin The Age MORE than 100 former wards of the state who allege they were sexually abused, beaten or mistreated in care are expected to seek millions of dollars in compensation from the Victorian Government in mediated settlements. ... more
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Posted 15/04/2009
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Abuse compo bill going to SA Parliament ABC News 26th March 2009 A private member's bill is being introduced to the South Australian Parliament which would give former wards of the state who were abused while in care access to compensation. The Family First Party says the legislation would give victims a payment within a year. MP Robert Brokenshire says former wards have been referred to the victims of crime fund but that scheme does not go far enough. "These victims have been severely abused. Three other states have already have a redress scheme and compensated those victims so that they can get closure and get on with their lives we believe that the Mullighan inquiry did a great job, but redress in the way of some basic compensation must occur," he said. "I've got people coming to me regularly saying 'We've got all these other problems and hassles, redress was promised'. "And so Family First will now be putting legislation forward to ensure that wards of the state that were sexually abused and severely abused do get fair and reasonable compensation."
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Posted 31/03/2009
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Alleged pedophile William John Keith Ellis convulses in dock Jordanna Schriever, Court Reporter The Adelaide Advertiser PARAMEDICS rushed to the aid of a Salvation Army officer who suffered convulsions after giving evidence in his Supreme Court pedophilia trial. ... more
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Posted 31/03/2009
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Foster home abuse apology considered Sydney Morning Herald 30th March 2009 THE Federal Government is considering an official apology to people who were abused in state-run institutions such as foster homes. ... more
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Posted 31/03/2009
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Vatican Can Be Sued for Priest Sex Abuse AFP - Internet A US Court has ruled that the Vatican can be sued for abuse by Catholic Priests. This is a signficant development. To read the story, click on the more link. The Sydney Morning Herald has printed a related story, CLICK HERE to read it (opens in a new window). ... more
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Posted 28/11/2008
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Foght for Orphans Danny Lannen Geelong Advertiser August 27, 2008 CORIO MP Richard Marles says Geelong is obliged to help lead Australia in acknowledging the forgotten people who people who grew up in orphanages and state homes. ... more
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Posted 18/07/2008
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Apology, redress for abuse victims Michael Owen Advertiser Wed 18-06-08 A state government taskforce will examine the best way to pay compensation to people who were abused as children while in state care. ... more
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Posted 18/06/2008
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Tasmanian Care Leaver Memorial Were You In Institutional Care as a Child? Community Consultation 2008 You may be interested in a joint State and Commmonwealth Government project that aims to commemorate the experiences of children in institutional care. ... more
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Posted 10/06/2008
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A Saint We Should Admire Herald Sun 29/5/08 They declared Lester Ross dead years ago. ... more
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Posted 29/05/2008
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Forgotten Children Helen Jack ... more
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Posted 19/04/2008
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Wards' writs seek millions Sue Hewitt Sunday Herald - Updates Victorian Compensation Claims Sunday April 13 The Brumby Government faces a barrage of compensation claims amounting to tens of millions of dollars over the abuse of former wards of the state. ... more
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Posted 13/04/2008
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Stolen White Generations Ignored Abandoned Geelong Advertiser 12/1/08 The story of white Australian children growing up in care has not been told. ... more
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Posted 12/01/2008
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Former wards to tell their tales Jordan Baker The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January 2006 HUNDREDS of former wards of the state will be asked to recall childhoods of unpaid labour, beatings and sexual abuse in the first attempt to reveal a true picture of Australian orphanage life. ... more
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Posted 10/01/2006
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Govt apologises to child abuse victims in NSW state care Unknown ABC News on Line The New South Wales Carr Government has apologised to Australians who were abused as children in state-run orphanages, homes or institutionalised care. The apology follows a recommendation from the Federal Senate inquiry into children in nstitutionalised care that was tabled on August last year. ... more
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Posted 19/10/2005
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School of Hard Knocks Ailbhe Jordan Irish Echo Newspaper Corp In 1957, the State took 11-year-old Tom Sweeney his family in Dublin and sent him to Artane Industrial School as punishment for skipping class. There, he endured three years of physical and mental torture at the hands of his Christian Brother caretakers. Again and again he tried to escape, until they sent him to another school in Galway, where he was sexually abused for a further two years. When it came to discipline his own five children, violence was all Sweeney knew. ... more
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Posted 19/10/2005
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Abusers must pay for crimes Unknown Sunday Mail, Sunday July 3, 2005 CAMBODIA is a country with a lot of unfinished business. The people know they are living with murderers in their midst and won't rest easily until they are brought to justice. For the visitor, it is a strange feeling to realise that the relatively young man driving the cab could have been a teenage butcher during the Pol Pot regime. ... more
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Posted 19/10/2005
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Interview with Al Fletcher Presenter, Steve Austin ABC Radio QLD Al Fletcher is a man, who, as a child, survived Silky Oaks, then went on to experience the terrors of Riverview and Westbrook Reformatory for Boys. Listen to the interview in full at: http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/stories/s1250656.htm ... more
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Posted 19/10/2005
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Call to extend orphan fund Liz Gooch, Social Affairs Reporter The Age, October 12, 2005 ANGELA Moran was just five years old when she travelled to Perth by boat from her native Ireland. It was the 1950s and Ms Moran's unmarried mother had been forced to put her up for adoption when she was a baby. She was one of thousands of children sent to Australia from orphanages in Britain and Northern Ireland after World War II. ... more
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Posted 16/10/2005
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State funds to improve university courses in child protection The Hon. Mike Reynolds MP Media Release from the QLD Minister for Child Safety - 16 August 2005 Specialised university courses are an indication that Queensland's child protection system has entered a new and exciting era of professionalism, Child Safety Minister Mike Reynolds said today. ... more
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Posted 07/10/2005
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Paper by WAYNE CHAMLEY of Broken Rites Australia. WAYNE CHAMLEY Presented at the Forgotten Australians Forum, Canberra 16 August 2005 Holding of this forum in the national parliament today is timely. Exactly 50 weeks ago today, "The Forgotten Australians" report was tabled in the Senate chamber of this parliament. Those present will never forget that day. So far there has been no response by the coalition to the recommendations made in that report - not a murmur. Religious organisations, Charities and state government departments have been very quiet too. Perhaps they all think that we are going to go away? ... more
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Posted 06/10/2005
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LEGAL BARRIERS TO SUING FOR INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE Angela Sdrinis, Partner, Ryan Carlisle Thomas Lawyers, Dandenong, VIC Paper presented at the Forgotten Australians Forum, Canberra August 2005 I have lost count of the number of times I have had to tell victims of institutional abuse that despite their hardship and suffering, they may not be entitled to any compensation. This paper explores some of the legal barriers faced by victims of abuse from a civil law perspective. There are other problems faced with the criminal law and punishment of the many predators who it seems were given 'carte blanche' to abuse. ... more
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Posted 06/10/2005
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Abuse inquiry assured of extra funding Nigel Hunt theadvertiser.com.au, 13 August 2005 THE Mullighan inquiry into the abuse of wards of the state is likely to cost taxpayers about $10 million. Families and Communities Minister Jay Weatherill yesterday revealed $3.3 million had been allocated for the first year of the inquiry - which is now expected to run well into 2007. ... more
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Posted 21/08/2005
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Kids Abused in Care get Claim Simon Penn West Australian, 1 April 2004 Almost 200 children abused while ni foster care between 1993 and 2003 might have a legal claim against the Department for Community Development. ... more
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Posted 21/08/2005
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Nightmares persist for institution survivors Matt Deans The Northern Daily Leader, Friday, 12 November 2004 ARROWING accounts of physical and psychological abuse have been levelled at the former Tamworth Boys Home. Starvation, floggings and solitary confinement were just some of the punishments dealt out to young boys at the institution from 1950 to 1970. ... more
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Posted 05/06/2005
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WA: Premier apologises to "Forgotten Australians" abused in care Tim Clarke AAP - Thursday, 7 Apr 2005 PERTH, April 7 AAP - West Australian Premier Geoff Gallop today formally apologised to children physically and sexually abused in institutional care in the state between the 1920s and 1970s. ... more
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Posted 20/04/2005
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Apology owed to children abused in care: report Reporter: Peta Donald PM - Monday, 30 August , 2004 18:26:01 There were emotional scenes in the Senate this afternoon, with the tabling of a report into the abuse of children brought up in institutional care, over the last century. The Senate report estimates that up to 500,000 children grew up in orphanages and other homes run by governments and church groups, with many suffering neglect and abuse. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2004
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Children in Care Interview Reporter: Kathleen Hyland Stateline ABC Television - Broadcast: 03/09/2004 The Children in Institutional Care report has been tabled. Kathleen Hyland reports on the emotional release. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2004
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Victims of abuse in care welcome Senate report Reporter: Mark Bannerman 7.30 report, Broadcast: 31/08/2004 More than 500,000 Australian children were raised in orphanages and children's homes between 1920 and 1980. Now, a Senate inquiry has concluded that many of those children were victims of shocking brutality at a very tender age - punched, kicked and sexually abused by many of the very people entrusted to care for them. After 18 months of hearings, members of the Senate Committee on Community Affairs were visibly moved by the testimony given by hundreds of orphans and former wards of the state. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2004
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Care Leavers Report Julie McCrossin Life Matters, Radio National, 31/8/04 The report from the Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care, tabled yesterday, chronicles the deprivations and lack of care many children endured in institutions. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2004
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SENATE INQUIRY INTO CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE CLAN Newsletter The Report of the Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care was released on Monday August 30, 2004. It's called "Forgotten Australians". ... more
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Posted 18/12/2004
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FUNDING TO SUPPORT CARE LEAVERS SENATOR THE HON KAY PATTERSON Media Release - 10th December 2004 The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that interim funding of up to $100,000 would be provided to the Care Leavers of Australia Network (CLAN) for counselling services in 2005. ... more
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Posted 18/12/2004
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South Australian Inquiry into Abuse of State Wards From the CLAN newsletter CLAN newsletter South Australian government has announced a judicial inquiry into allegations that wards of the state were sexually abused. ... more
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Posted 30/11/2004
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State Ward Files Destroyed Craig Bildstien Adelaide Advertiser Hundreds of state ward files were destroyed by the South Australian government in the late 1970s and early'80s ... more
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Posted 30/11/2004
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Time for apology to children once swept under the carpet Michael Pelly Sydney Morning Herald and AAP, 31 August 2004 They are the "forgotten" generations - the children who were left with physical, mental and emotional scars from their time in institutional care. ... more
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Posted 01/09/2004
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Destroyed files Craig Bildstien Adelaide Advertiser Based on the original article: And in more news from South Australia, an article by Craig Bildstien in the Adelaide Advertiser on 12.7.04 claims that hundreds of state ward files were destroyed by the South Australian government in the late 1970s and early '80s. ... more
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Posted 27/08/2004
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Orphans of the Living Nikki Barrowclough Good Weekend, The Sydney Morning Herald Magazine, October 14, 2000 They are the forgotten ones... the little Australian's of the 50s and 60s who were put into children's homes by their parents. Starved of affection, sometimes harshly treated, abandoned even by Santa Claus, they are only now starting to tell their stories. Nikki Barrowclough reports. ... more
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Posted 10/08/2004
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Survivors of 'care' get their change to be heard Press release ... more
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Posted 10/08/2004
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Fractured Families Rosemary Neil The Australia, 2002 A national conference hopes to spur an inquiry into the claimed mistreatment of generations of institutionalised children ... more
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Posted 10/08/2004
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Institutional child abuse in Canada Rhonda Bessner Law Commission of Canada ... more
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Posted 10/08/2004
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Pride and Prejudice Diane Church Barnardo Guild Messenger Winter 2001 It is estimated that over 250,000 adults in the UK were in care as children. Phil Frampton, who spent his childhood in Barnardoe's was one of them. Now he is chair of the Care Leavers Association that was set up last year to support all care leavers and seek justice for past wrong-doings ... more
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Posted 10/08/2004
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Wardies and Homies: the Forgotten Generations Joanna Penglase CLAN founding member The older generation of 'wardies' and 'Homies' are the forgotten, and perhaps even the hidden generations. We number hundreds of thousands across Australia, more than the Aboriginal Stolen Generations... ... more
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Posted 10/08/2004
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Time to face nation Adele Horin Sydney Morning Herald, 2002 Bit by bit the secret history of Australia's children is being unveiled. And it is not an uplifting story. ... more
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Posted 09/08/2004
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National inquiry into orphanages Peta Donald Transcript from the program PM, ABC television, 2000 A generation ago most Australians were aware at some level that there were thousands of kids growing up in institutions some of them orphans others abandoned by their parents others again brought ... more
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Posted 09/08/2004
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Senate vote for inquiry into abuse Julie Szego The Age Newspaper, March 8 2003 ... more
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Posted 09/08/2004
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A local spin on the laundries of shame Larry Schwartz The Age Newspaper, April 27, 2003 ... more
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Posted 27/04/2003
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Hundreds sue Vatican over child sex abuse Sydney Morning Herald The Catholic Church has ignored warnings about its priests for years, reports Caroline Overington, Herald Correspondent in New York. In Australia, Ireland and Canada victims of sexually abusive priests often speak of wanting an apology. In the United States money talks. Victims want, and get, huge sums. The crisis in the Catholic Church in the US is providing steady employment for a growing number of lawyers seeking to specialise in this new, lucrative area. ... more
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Posted 06/04/2002
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