Tag Archives: Colin Haggar

Australian Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson Charged (Or: Touchdown!)

Posted on March 17, 2015 by lewisblayse

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 2 Comments

Sydney Salvos Protest: Salvos Object to Protest Placard, Call Police

Posted on July 23, 2014 by lewisblayse

As readers of this blog would know (see previous posting), there is currently a protest underway by social justice campaigner, Stephanie Calabornes. Until yesterday, things were going very well, with a commendable level of cooperation from the Salvation Army, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bruce Harmer, Case Study 10, Colin Haggar, Peter Farthing, police, protest, Salvation Army, Salvos, Stephanie Calabornes, We're about people finding freedom, White Shield Appeal, Working With Children Check | 99 Comments

Protest Against the Salvation Army: 17-31 July, 2014, Sydney

Posted on July 16, 2014 by lewisblayse

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 15 Comments

The Salvos and Moving On (Or: Nothing to See Here, Folks)

Posted on June 29, 2014 by lewisblayse

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 12 Comments

Salvation Army Fails in Response to Lewis Blayse’s Family (Or: I Hear Sunbury Court’s Lovely This Time of Year)

Posted on April 21, 2014 by lewisblayse

On 11 April, I wrote to several high-ranking members of the Salvation Army Australia and elsewhere explaining how it could respond appropriately to the matter of compensation for the family of Lewis Blayse, my father. In this, I indicated a willingness … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andre Cox, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Australian Salvation Army Media and Communications Office, Bindoon Farm School, Bruce Redman, Case Study 10 hearings, Case Study 11, Castledare Junior Orphanage, child abuser, Christian Brothers, Colin Haggar, Congregation of Christian Brothers, David Godkin, employment discrimination, James Condon, Lewis Blayse, Luke Geary, paedophiles, Peter Farthing, Richard Munn, Salvation Army, Salvation Army (Eastern Territory), Salvation Army Australia, Salvation Army Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women's Ministries, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army homeless shelter, Salvos Legal, Secretary for Personnel, St Mary’s Agricultural School Tardun, St Vincent’s Orphanage Clontarf, Sunbury Court, Western Australia | 3 Comments

James Condon and Salvation Army Organisational Culture (Or: A Fish Rots from the Head Down)

Posted on April 11, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: James Condon and Peter Farthing at the Royal Commission (Image Source: ABC). Management experts know that organisational culture is a key determinant of how an organisation engages with stakeholders and comports itself in its day-to-day operations. Organisational leaders are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aletha Blayse, Andre Cox, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Case Study 10, class actions, Colin Haggar, Deeds of Release, James Condon, Jan Condon, John Agius QC, Karen McGlinchey, Luke Geary, mandatory reporting, Michelle White, NSW Ombudsman, organisational culture, organisational leaders, Parramatta police station, Peter Farthing, Salvation Army (Eastern Territory), Salvos Legal, Statute of Limitations, Vicarious Liability, whistleblowers | 12 Comments

Salvos and Child Slave Labour (Or: Why Child Protection Advocates Should Worry about Work for the Dole)

Posted on April 6, 2014 by lewisblayse

In the UK, there is a currently a vigorous and growing protest movement against the Workfare program. It’s been led by the Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty. The name of the campaign is Boycott Workfare (www.boycottworkfare.org). Australians would use the phrase … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, “major” Bruce Harmer, Boycott Workfare, Captain Michelle White, Case Study 10, Case Study 5, child sexual abuse, Colin Haggar, Commissioner’ James Condon, Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty, London Evening Standard, Ombudsman, Oxfam, Red Cross, Richard Godwin, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Bexley Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Children’s Homes, Salvation Army Professional Standards Office, Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal 2014, Salvos, Slavenation Army, slavery, Tony Abbott, work for the dole, Workfare, YMCA | 1 Comment