Tag Archives: Forgotten Australians

Child Abuse Royal Commission Case Study 25 (Or: A Few Thoughts About Redress)

Posted on March 20, 2015 by lewisblayse

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 8 Comments

Forgotten Australians & Inter-Generational / Inter-Familial / Intra-Familial Issues (Or: New Facebook Group Formed)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by lewisblayse

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 5 Comments

Terms of Reference – Apportioning Responsibilities (Or: Robin Hood Had it Right)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by lewisblayse

Shortly after the announcement of the Royal Commission, on-line media polls were taken concerning whether or not the government should pay reparations to the victims of abuse. The split was essentially 1/3rd each for government paying, government not paying, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apportioning responsibility, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Christian Brothers, class actions, compensation, courts, Forgotten Australians, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, paedophiles, reparations, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | Leave a comment

Terms of Reference – Compensation (Or: Here’s Your Brass Watch, Now Get Lost)

Posted on March 10, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image source: http://www.irishecho.com.au/tag/royal-commission-into-child-abuse Noted law academic, Judy Courtin, remarked in an article in The Conversation that, “the elephant in the room is the issue of compensation.” While the royal commission’s terms of reference do not allow it to award compensation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australian Lawyers Alliance, Brian Hayes (Fine Gael), Catholic Church, Christian Brothers, David vs. Goliath, Forgotten Australians, Irish enquiry, Judy Courtin, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, paedophiles, Queensland Government Redress Scheme, Redress Review Committee, Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002, Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Seán Ryan, The Education Finance Board, The States of Fear | Leave a comment

Intrafamilial Abuse and Foster Care (Or: Still Swept Under the Carpet)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image source: http://02varvara.wordpress.com/tag/child-abuse/ Foster care is the new preferred system for children taken from their parents forcibly, when there have been problems for them in their original family. Until about the 1980s, the preferred system had been institutions known as … Continue reading →

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Other Abuse (Or: Setting the Scene)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by lewisblayse

Psychological, spiritual, and systems abuse do not directly fall under the terms of reference of the Royal Commission. As was detailed in yesterday’s posting, organisations will be happy to have these issues excluded in order to suffer less damage to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Forgotten Australians, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, multiple forms of abuse, paedophiles, physical abuse, psychological abuse, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, systems abuse, terms of reference | Leave a comment

Terms of Reference – Types of Abuse – Physical Abuse (Or: Things Aren’t Always Overt)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by lewisblayse

Nuns or others engaging in physical abuse constitute one of the least reported aspects of church abuse. Those who were in their children’s homes know this very well. At present, it seems that the issue will continue to be under-reported … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged children's homes, churches, Forgotten Australians, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, nuns, paedophiles, Peter Hollingworth, physical abuse, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Salvation Army, sexual abuse | Leave a comment