child abuse royal commisison

Friday, August 07

Child sex abuse Commissioner condemns Catholic Church "corruption"

The head of the royal commission into child sex abuse has condemned Catholic leaders for failing to recognise the sexual assault of children as a crime.

Adelaide abuse survivors welcome apology - but action must follow

Survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in South Australia have described their crippling pain, anger and loss of innocence as they gathered in Adelaide to watch Prime Minister Scott Morrison deliver the National Apology.

The volumes of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Image supplied by the royal commission

Don't exclude sex offenders from child abuse compensation: Law Society

Sex offenders and people convicted of serious crime should not be excluded from the national redress scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse, the Law Society of South Australia says.

After the royal commission, will churches and governments do the right thing?

There are already signs that governments and institutions will fail to respond adequately to the disturbing findings of the child abuse royal commission, writes Adelaide lawyer Mal Byrne.