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⚠️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

Delay in start of new Aged Care Act

Please know the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors The Hon Sam Rae MP has written an open letter dated 04.06.2025 informing aged care providers of a delay to the start of the new Aged Care Act. The Act will now start 1 November 2025. CLICK HERE To read theRead More

Australian Orphanage Museum OPEN

The Australian Orphanage Museum is now open after renovations have been completed.   A few changes to the operations of the Australian Orphanage Museum:   Entrance is now via Fitzroy St ONLY.    Opening Hours are Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday from 10am-4pm. Group bookings by appointment only. Phone: 0425 204Read More

New Zealand Media: NZ to increase payments to state care abuse victims

The New Zealand government will spend hundreds of millions of dollars in its 2025 budget for redress and compensation for hundreds of thousands of children, young people and vulnerable adults who were abused in state care. Click here for full article Canberra Times, by Renju Jose first published 9 MayRead More

Care Leaver opinions on the Australian Orphanage Museum

We’d love to hear your views about the Australian Orphanage Museum!