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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.

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.

Survivors of child sex abuse from the Victorian town of Ballarat tie ribbons to an Australian Catholic support centre in Rome. Photo: AAP/Lloyd Jones

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.

child abuse royal commisison

Adelaide abuse survivors welcome apology - but action must follow

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

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

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