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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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Global Relevance (Or: The World is Watching)
Just a short piece today. The Australian royal commission is only the second of its kind in the world, the first being that conducted by Ireland. Those here have the benefit of experiences gained during the Irish experiment. One of … Continue reading
The Star Enquiry, Mark II (Or: Snow White, Cont’d)
Since the first Star enquiry by Ms Furness (now counsel assisting the royal commission) missed so much, a second enquiry had to be held, quickly, to calm obviously widespread public concerns. As reported by The Daily Telegraph (20/5/12), “it was … Continue reading
Commissioner Fitzgerald (Or: The Pope’s Man), Cont’d
Robert Fitzgerald of the royal commission is described in government and news reports as having close ties with the Catholic Church. He has worked in several positions at Catholic organisations. In 2001, he received an honorary doctorate from the Australian Catholic … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Wilkie, Anglicare, Australian Catholic University, Caritas Australia, Catholic Church, Christian Brothers, conflict of interest, Forgotten Australians, Foyer Foundation, Geoff Bowyer, George Pell, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, paedophiles, Productivity Commission, Robert Fitzgerald, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, St Vincent de Paul Society, YMCA
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Commissioner Coate (Or: The Legitimiser)
Jenny Coate (pictured below) is exactly the sort of person you would want to appoint to the royal commission if you wanted to be seen as choosing talented and experienced people. Apparently, she was the first school captain of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglicare, Anglicare Steering Committee for Group Conferencing Restorative Justice, children's homes, conflict of interest, Forgotten Australians, Health Services for Abused Victorian Children Advisory Group, Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission, Jennifer Coate, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, paedophiles
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The Cop (Or: The Newly-Private Citizen)
After two allegedly crooked police commissioners, Frank Bishoff and Terry Lewis, it was a great relief to Queenslanders to have had the benefit of a scrupulously honest cop at the helm for several years. Former Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson (pictured … Continue reading
