Tag: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

Five years after a royal commission into child sex abuse handed down its final report, a leading child protection academic ...

A NEW Queensland law requires priests to report to police any information about child sexual offences heard during confession. According ...

Abuse hearing: The review was recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and was overseen ...

Redress scheme: An estimated 60,000 survivors of institutional abuse are expected to seek redress, but the number of claims made ...

National tragedy: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse commissioners Andrew Murray, Robert Fitzgerald, Peter McClellan, Jennifer Coate, ...

Court room: The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is focusing on the Catholic Church for three ...

Safeguarding: “Our audit procedures have indicated that the archdiocese has strong procedures in place for complaints handling, including formal risk ...

Appeal dismissed: Cardinal George Pell is depicted in this courtroom sketch during his appearance at the Supreme Court of Victoria ...

Hold fast: “That tells us that we all have a role to play and now is the time to stand ...

Jailed: Cardinal George Pell. Photo: CNS COUNTY Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd has sentenced CardinalGeorge Pell to six years’ jail ...

Critical comments: Professor Greg Craven has deep concerns for the future of child sex abuse victims. His “avowedly personal account” ...

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Mark Coleridge and Catholic Religious Australia president Sr Monica Cavanagh responded to the Royal ...

Heartfelt apology: “We look now to the Father of all mercies to forgive us, to heal the wounds of survivors ...

“I acknowledge once more the suffering endured by many minors due to sexual abuse, the abuse of power and the ...

Final decision: Former Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson will serve his sentence for concealing historical child sex abuse in home detention. ...

Queensland response: “All tiers of Government, our institutions, and the community have an important role to play in protecting our ...

Apology planned: Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, June 13, ...

Taking heart: Commissioner Bob Atkinson is heartened by church support for the work of the royal commission. Photo: Mark Bowling ...

THE Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and Catholic Religious Australia have today confirmed that the Church will enter the national redress ...

Final acts: Truth, Justice and Healing Council chief executive officer Francis Sullivan. THE chief executive officer of the Truth, Justice ...

Major changes: Justice Peter McClellan delivers the Royal Commission's final report into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to Australian ...

National tragedy: Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse commissioners Andrew Murray, Robert Fitzgerald, Peter McClellan, Jennifer Coate, ...

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has today released a report describing “catastrophic failure” in Church ...

Commission report: The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has today released a report, describing “a culture ...

Praying for healing: “Protecting our most vulnerable is not a part-time or stop-gap measure." CATHOLICS from seven parishes in Brisbane’s ...