Royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse
Church accused of adding to trauma of survivor by trying to thwart case involving paedophile priest
Catholic church’s claim he could not have been an altar boy because he was baptised Anglican proved to be incorrect but delayed case for a year, in a legal move being heavily criticised
Christopher Knaus
29, May, 2023 @7:54 AM
Anglican church body presiding over Peter Hollingworth misconduct case admits confusing identity of abuse survivors
Professional standards board says it misidentified one of the complainants due to a ‘misunderstanding’
Christopher Knaus
18, May, 2023 @8:27 AM
NSW taxpayers to fund indemnity for 47 organisations against child abuse claims
Exclusive: State government steps in as private insurers refuse to provide coverage to organisations working with vulnerable children
Christopher Knaus
16, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Opposition will ‘use every tactic’ to block bill – as it happened
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Emily Wind and Amy Remeikis (earlier)
11, May, 2023 @8:30 AM
State governments forced to indemnify church bodies for child abuse due to insurance ‘market failure’
Exclusive: In Queensland alone, temporary agreements relating to 18 organisations guarantee to pay out survivors where institutions are financially unable to do so
Christopher Knaus
10, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Australia’s child abuse redress scheme will be opened to prisoners in recognition of trauma’s impact
In response to damning review, government says program will become ‘more trauma informed and survivor focused’
Christopher Knaus
04, May, 2023 @2:22 AM
Anglican complaints body declines to defrock Peter Hollingworth despite finding he ‘committed misconduct’
Former Anglican archbishop of Brisbane was the subject of complaints about his handling of child abuse complaints in the 1990s
Christopher Knaus
24, Apr, 2023 @8:13 AM
‘It’s gutless’: clergy abuse survivors and their families outraged by legal stays that thwart cases
Victims of crimes committed by clergy such as Marist Brother ‘Romuald’ Cable speak out about handling of civil claims
Christopher Knaus
26, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
‘It crucifies you every time’: the ‘crushing’ new tactic the church uses to block claims by abuse survivors
Exclusive: Strategy used to deny compensation is a ‘stark example’ of Catholic clergy prioritising the advice of lawyers over moral leadership
Christopher Knaus
21, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
Catholic church in Australia accused of using deaths of paedophile clergy to shield it from legal claims
Advocates say church is using legal manoeuvres to ‘crush the children’ that clergy abused
Christopher Knaus
14, Mar, 2023 @11:00 PM
Victorian commission investigating Anglican diocese’s handling of child safety complaints
Investigation follows criticism over church’s managements of complaints against Peter Hollingworth but is not specifically examining any individual matter
Christopher Knaus
08, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
Catholic church uses paedophile’s death to try to block NSW survivor’s lawsuit
Case is latest in series where church seeks to capitalise on landmark ruling that a priest’s death meant church could not receive a fair trial
Christopher Knaus
01, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
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