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Tag Archives: Bill Shorten
The Commission’s Long Week-End (Or: Mis-Speaking For Fun And Profit)
You’ve got to hand it to Mr. McClellan (see previous postings) and Gail “Snow White” Furness (see previous postings) of the Australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. They certainly give the Catholic Church every opportunity to … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Catholic University, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bill Shorten, Brother Gerald Burns, Catholic Church, Catholic Church's NSW/ACT Professional Standards Office, Directions Not to Publish, Domus Australia, Gail “Snow White” Furness, George Pell, Gilbert and Tobin, Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Jeffrey Crowe, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Marist Brothers Australia, Michael Salmon, Opposition leader, paedophiles, Peter Cosgrove, Peter McClellan, privacy reasons, Ross Murrin, Salvation Army, Salvation Army (Eastern Territory), Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army’s Boys’ Homes, St Augustine's Marist College, Towards Healing, Treasurer Joe Hockey
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Who Opposed the Royal Commission and Why (Or: Fools Rush In)
The short answer is that virtually nobody opposed the royal commission. However, many changed their views, the most notable being the Prime Minister Julia Gillard herself. On the Friday before the announcement on the following Monday, while she was visiting … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Downer, Bill Shorten, Catholic Church, Forgotten Australians, Greens, Independents, Joe Hockey, John Howard, Julia Gillard, Kevin O'Donnell, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, paedophiles, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Tony Abbott
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