No other government redress scheme has included children who were abused both in care and not in care.
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Australia’s proposed redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse is more complex, bigger, and includes more sites than any other.
Practices for a redress scheme should follow what the royal commission did when working with survivors.
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There are considerable political and policy hurdles ahead if Australia is to move toward a national redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse.
The royal commission has handed down its final report – now the real work begins.
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The royal commission has performed its task with distinction – now it is up to governments and institutions to ensure those efforts are matched with a redress scheme.
In light of the church’s catastrophic failures of care, documented in this report, its survival as a public institution is dependent on responding adequately to this historic commission.
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The commission’s final report revealed the staggering scale and nature of abuse uncovered in Catholic institutions.
The redress scheme cannot be a truly ‘just response’ if it says some kinds of victims simply don’t count.
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The government’s proposed redress scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse controversially excludes some victims.