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- Child Abuse Royal Commission Case Study 25 (Or: A Few Thoughts About Redress) March 20, 2015
- David Shoebridge’s 3-Point Reform Package for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse (Or: Tear Down Those Walls) March 19, 2015
- Australian Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson Charged (Or: Touchdown!) March 17, 2015
- Bilgrimage Article on a US Inquiry into Child Abuse November 4, 2014
- Victims and Lawyers (Or: He Who Pays the Piper …) September 9, 2014
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Child Abuse Royal Commission Case Study 25 (Or: A Few Thoughts About Redress)
WHAT THIS POST IS ABOUT The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will hold a public hearing in Sydney (Level 17, Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney) next week, from Wednesday 25 March 2015 until Friday … Continue reading
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Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, children's homes, Cold Case, economic arguments, Forgotten Australians, Formerly in Children's Homes, foster system, Gold Card, good works defence, good works defense, Lewis Blayse, moral arguments, redress, social contract
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David Shoebridge’s 3-Point Reform Package for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse (Or: Tear Down Those Walls)
New South Wales parliamentarian (right): “I’m thinking of voting against the NSW Greens’ 3 point reform package for victims of child sexual abuse. What do you think?” Political adviser (left): “I think that would be a most … courageous … decision.” A … Continue reading
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Tagged Aletha Blayse, Catholic Church, child sexual abuse, David Shoebridge, Ellis defence, John Ellis, Limitation Amendment (Child Abuse) Bill 2014, NSW Greens, property trusts, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Salvation Army, sentencing, The Roman Catholic Church Trust Property Amendment (Justice for Victims) Bill 2014, trusts, Yes Minister, Yes Prime Minister
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Australian Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson Charged (Or: Touchdown!)
Image: Archbishop Philip Wilson being chauffeur-driven away from the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide yesterday (Source: Herald Sun, 17 March, 2015). [Author’s note: Is that a Rolex, Phil? Might wanna pawn it, babe; Ian Temby QC don’t come cheap, and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Adelaide Archbishop, Aletha Blayse, Archbishop Denis Hart, Archbishop of Adelaide, Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop Philip Wilson, Australian (Catholic) Bishops’ Conference, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, cask wine, Catholic Church, Colin Haggar, Easter Eggs, George Pell, Ian Temby QC, James Condon, Jim Fletcher, Melbourne Archbishop, paedophiles, pedophiles, Pope Francis, Saint Patrick’s Day, Salvation Army, Tony Abbott, Vatican Bank
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Protest Against the Salvation Army: 17-31 July, 2014, Sydney
Hi there, In my last post, I talked about a couple of things that I’m yet to follow through on by writing on this blog. One was the quest for the Salvation Army’s new restorative justice principles, and the other … Continue reading
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Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Blayse family, Colin Haggar, Eden Park Boys’ Home, Employment Plus, Forty-Four: A Tale of Survival, freedom of religious expression, Graham Rundle, homeless youth, homelessness, Justice for Lewis Blayse, paedophilia, restorative justice, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army Eden Park Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Oasis program, Salvos, Samaritan House Shelter, separation of church and state, slave labour, Stephanie Calabornes, White Shield Appeal, youth services
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Forcing Transparency (& Maybe Even Accountability) from the Salvos (Or: One Small Step …)
Something of a hastily written post today due to time limitations, sheer exhaustion, and the need to grab some sleep before an important meeting again with the Salvos tomorrow, for which I have to get up early. This follows on from … Continue reading
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Tagged Aletha Blayse, Bruce Harmer, Kate Eastman, restorative justice, Salvation Army, Sarah Dingle, the matrix
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The Salvos and Moving On (Or: Nothing to See Here, Folks)
I don’t know about you, but when someone who’s hurt me or a loved one tells me to “move on,” or “move forward,” and hasn’t made amends, I get a little tetchy. But I get a little curious too, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Background Briefing, Bruce Harmer, Colin Haggar, David Godkin, James Condon, John Ellis, Kate Eastman, Lawrence Wilson, Lewis Blayse, Luke Geary, NSW police, paedophiles, Peter Farthing, procedural fairness, Ralph Doughty, restorative justice, Royal Commission Responses Coordinator, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvos, Salvos Legal, Sarah Dingle, Secretary for Personnel, the matrix, transparency, Victor Bennett, White Shield Appeal
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White Shield Appeal, 24-25 May, 2014: Tell the Salvos: Clean Up Your Act!
Dear all, As readers of this blog would know, this blog was started by my father, Lewis Blayse, who was a survivor of the notorious Salvation Army Alkira / Indooroopilly Boys’ Home. Readers would also be aware that I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, baby trafficking, Case Study 10, Case Study 5, child abuse apologists, child prostitution rings, child rape, child torture, confidentiality agreements, cover ups, disbelief of victims, endemic abuse, failures to report offenders to police, families destroyed, inadequate complaints processes, James Condon, Lewis Blayse, lives destroyed, Luke Geary, missing children, missing records, moving offenders around, paedophile rings, pathetic compensation for victims, persecution of whistleblowers, Peter Farthing, procedural re-abuse, PTSD, Red Shield Appeal, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Indooroopilly Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Royal Commission Response Coordinator, shattered lives, trust destroyed, White Shield Appeal, witness intimidation
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Scouts Australia Case Study 1 Findings (Or: Advice for Parents? Be Prepared, Be Very Prepared)
Image: Steven Larkins (Image source: SMH) The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recently released its findings for Case Study 1. This looked into Scouts Australia’s handling of child abuse allegations, focusing on the case of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aletha Blayse, Armand Hoitink, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, be prepared, Boy Scouts of America, Case Study 1, Commission for Children and Young People, James Allen Wilson, Kelly Clark, Lewis Blayse, NSW Attorney General, NSW Department of Community Services, NSW police, paedophiles, parole, Paul 'Grizzly' Hayes, Paul Hayes, Prineville Boy Scouts, Scouts Australia, Scouts perversion files, Steven "Skip" Larkins, Steven Larkins, zero tolerance
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Forgotten Australians & Inter-Generational / Inter-Familial / Intra-Familial Issues (Or: New Facebook Group Formed)
Hi, As I said in yesterday’s post, for me, this is a time for reflection, regrouping, and thinking for me. As well as for sorting out a number of pressing problems. Something I have wanted to do for years but … Continue reading
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Tagged Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, child migrants, counselling professions, Facebook, family, FICH, Forgotten Australians, Formerly in Children's Homes, Kids & Family of Forgotten Australians, Lewis Blayse, medical professions, second-generation effects, Stolen Generations
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