Decision Made in GLJ -v- The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore
The High Court handed down its decision of GLJ -v- The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore on 1 November
child abuse.
Inquiry into Historical Child Sexual Abuse at Beaumaris Primary School Begins
The Victorian Government’s Inquiry Terms of Reference provides that it will cover child abuse by a “relevant employee” at Beaumaris Primary School during the 1960s
St. Patrick’s College Ballarat 1972 – 1973 – A Call For Witnesses
Ryan Carlisle Thomas is working on behalf of a plaintiff in an institutional abuse civil proceeding in the Supreme Court of Victoria. He alleges he
Malka Leifer Decision Reached
On 3 April 2023 the former principal of the Adass Israel School, Malka Leifer, was found guilty of child sexual abuse and rape by a
Ballarat Orphanage sex abuse uncovered
Another coverup of child sexual abuse has been discovered, this time involving the Ballarat Orphanage. The ABC Background Briefing program has revealed that the superintendent
School abuse claims continue to rise
We continue to see an increase in reports of allegations of abuse in the context of schools – an environment where society expects and demands
Camberwell Grammar School – where some students report learning fearr
Over the years, Camberwell Grammar School, also known as Camberwell Church of England Grammar School, has joined the ranks of prestigious schools to be rocked
Bayswater and Box Hill Boys’ Homes – where child abuse was rife
There is a dark history of abuse of vulnerable Victorian children in The Salvation Army. For many decades, The Salvation Army ran the Box Hill
Legal breakthrough in Child Migrant compensation
Lawyers in Victoria have worked out a legal means of winning compensation cases for former child migrants. Several cases involving former child migrants have now
$1.5M child abuse award encouraging for civil cases
A recent Victorian case in which a man has been awarded more than $1.5 million for school child sex abuse gives real hope to survivors
New mandatory reporting laws in Queensland
In a positive step forward for survivors of abuse in Queensland, the State Government has passed new laws which make it an offence for clergy
Abuse survivors wait while Jehovah’s Witnesses and others stall on National Redress
Hundreds of survivors who have applied for financial redress through the National Redress Scheme are having to wait months while the organisations against whom the
Profile: The paedophile priests of Holy Family Primary
From the outside, Holy Family Primary School and Doveton Parish seemed to be your regular primary school and parish throughout the 1960s to late 1990s.
The grubby history of abuse at Scouts Victoria
Scout leaders are among the worst perpetrators of abuse in the Australian sports and recreational sector. In this blog, we identify some of the worst scout
Parkville Youth Justice Centre – A disaster still standing
How and why is Parkville Youth Justice Centre still standing and will it continue to do so indefinitely? It has been widely reported that the
Dark tales continue to emerge from Geelong Grammar
Geelong Grammar School, once renowned for its exceptional teaching staff and prestigious alumni, has in the past few years grappled with the less flattering association
‘All it takes for bad things to happen is for good people to do nothing’
The evidence of Bishop Brian Finnigan, former priest from the Diocese of Ballarat and current Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, was under scrutiny today at the
Archbishop Hart and survivors continue harrowing evidence at Royal Commission
Case Study 35 of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse resumed today with an investigation into the abhorrent sexual abuse of
The details behind record $1 million school abuse decision
Court rules school “directly liable” for abuse due to the extent of power and control given to the perpetrator Hadassa Erlich, a victim of sexual
Winlaton abuse survivor tells Royal Commission of sexual abuse and “triads”
A former resident of the Victorian children’s institution Winlaton has given evidence of sexual abuse and forced group counselling programs known as “triads” to the
“There is no medicine that will cure trauma”; Sexual abuse health expert
A week into Royal Commission public hearings in Ballarat, a sexual abuse health expert gave compelling evidence on the pervasive effects of child sexual and
Litigation has failed the victims of institutional abuse
It’s time the Government set up a compensation fund. On 16 November 2009, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to Forgotten Australians and to the
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