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Redress scheme for institutional child sexual abuse: Audit warns processing too slow
Melissa Coade, The Mandarin, 25 Nov 2025 ANAO finds slow processing and uneven oversight in the redress scheme and presses DSS to tighten planning before 2028. The way a national redress scheme exceeding $5 billion has been managed by the Department of Social Services (DSS) has been deemed partlyRead More
CLAN Annual Report 2024-2025
Please know the CLAN Annual Report 2024-2025 is now live on the CLAN website. How do I find the Annual Report? CLAN Homepage > About > About CLAN to be found under the heading Annual Report Archive. Thank you.
Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek’s Media Release re National Memorial
Final design for National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse 12 November 2025 The Albanese Labor Government, working together with victims and survivors, has selected the final design for the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. The chosen design embodies protection,Read More
New Inquiry Into National Redress Scheme
The Joint Standing Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme has launched an inquiry into the continuing operation of the Scheme and invites submissions to guide its findings. With the Scheme scheduled to conclude on 30 June 2028, the inquiry will primarily examine the outstanding case management load, the availabilityRead More
⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️: Virginity Testing or State Sanctioned Rape to be recognised by the National Redress Scheme!!
To view the Joint Media Release by Minister Tanya Plibersek & Attorney-General Michelle Rowland 22.10.2025 please click here CLAN’s response 23.10.2025 CLAN Virginity Testing Media Release
CLAN office CLOSED Monday 6th October 2025 for Labour Day in NSW
Please know the CLAN office will be closed from 9am-5pm Monday 6th October 2025 for Labour Day in NSW. We encourage you to ring the office on 1800 008 774, leave a voicemail and the CLAN team will return your call. The CLAN office will re-open from 9am Tuesday 7thRead More
Dion Barber sued WA government over historic abuse and awarded $2.85 million in damages
Dion Barber was awarded a landmark $2.85million payout after the state department took him BACK to his childhood abuser while in care: ‘Sheer negligence’ By Australian Associated Press Published: 9 September 2025 Click here to read the full article
New Zealand media: The royal commission recommended abolishing time limits on abuse cases – a year on, nothing has changed
Author Zoë Prebble, The Conversation, Published: August 1, 2025 9.47am AEST CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE
CLAN’s 25th Anniversary photos
Enjoy some snapshots of our 25th Anniversary day and night from Saturday 6 July 2025 when we celebrated 25 years of CLAN caring for Care Leavers! Iwona & Ian from Perth, Western Australia Wreford, Victoria Co-Founder of CLAN Joanna Penglase, NSW & CLAN Committee member Carol, South AustraliaRead More
Clannie health: Hearing loss and loneliness can accelerate cognitive decline in older adults study finds
By Hannah Cross, The West Australian Sun, 20 July 2025 A large-scale European study has found older adults experiencing hearing loss and loneliness could be at triple the risk of cognitive decline. Researchers from the University of Geneva in Switzerland wanted to investigate how social isolation and perceived loneliness canRead More
NEW LOGOS for CLAN & the Australian Orphanage Museum
Check out our new logo on the top left & bottom left of all CLAN webpages! See also the Australian Orphanage Museum’s new logo here Tell us what you think at support@clan.org.au
Thanks from Leonie to those who Support CLAN
I want to say thank you all Clannies CareLeavers & our Supporters who show their support in many varied ways: Coming to socials & bringing food to share. Attending protests. Retweeting CLAN’s tweets & adding your comments – remember Governments & public servants read them. Donating stamps, money, cards libraryRead More