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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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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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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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Lewis Blayse / Lewin Blazevich Public Memorial: Film and Summary
Dear all, Well, it’s been a long time coming, but the edited film of the Lewis Blayse / Lewin Blazevich public memorial at the University of Queensland on 1 March, 2014 is now available. You can view it at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adults Surviving Child Abuse, Aletha Blayse, Anglican Church, Audio Visual Artists, Australia Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Broken Rites, Catholic Church, Chris Wilding, CLAN, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox, Dr Cathy Kezelman, Ellis Legal, FICH (Formerly in Children's Homes), George Pell, Heiner Affair, Jim Luthy, John Ellis, Julia Gillard, Karyn Walsh, Kevin Lindeberg, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Lewis Blayse public memorial, Lotus Place, Micah Projects, Nicky Davis, Nicola Ellis, Salvation Army, Salvation Army Alkira Boys’ Home, Salvation Army Gill Memorial Boys' Home, SNAP, SNAP Australia, Sylvia Blayse, the University of Queensland, whistleblowers
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Judy Courtin’s Submission (Or: Not Mincing Words)
Image: Researcher Judy Courtin (Source: The Herald) The formal submission by Judy Courtin (see previous posting), a Monash University researcher, to the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, is based on interviews with many victims, lawyers … Continue reading
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Tagged (Victorian State Government) Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious and Other Organisations, archbishop of Boston, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, “Sexual Assaults and the Catholic Church: Are Victims Finding Justice?”, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Catholic clergy child sexual assault, compensation, counseling, Domus Australia, Ellis defence, Frank Little, John Ellis, Judy Courtin, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Melbourne Response, Monash University, Nicola Ellis, Pope Francis, Sean O'Malley, Towards Healing, Vicarious Liability, Victorian Inquiry
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The Ellis Submission (Or: Final Vindication?)
Image: John Ellis (Source: http://www.clinchlongletherbarrow.com.au) One of the submissions to the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse which is worthy of close study is that by John and Nicola Ellis, both of whom are lawyers who … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Catholic Church, church authority, compensation, John Ellis, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Melbourne Response, Nicola Ellis, police, power imbalance, Professional Standards Office, Professional Standards Offices, Psychological impacts assessments, redress, reparation, Statute of Limitations, Towards Healing, victim support
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What Is The Next Hearing About? (Or: Towards Reeling)
Image: (with apologies to Tandberg) The next hearings of the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will begin on 9th December, in Sydney. More than a year after the announcement of the Royal Commission by former … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican child abuse, Archbishop Aspinall, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, George Pell, Janette Dines, John Ellis, Judy Courtin, Julia Gillard, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Marist Brothers child abuse, Melbourne Response, Phillip Aspinall, Sarah Macneil, Towards Healing
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The Catholic Church’s Submission on “Towards Healing” (Or: Top Spinner)
The Catholic Church’s PR unit, set up to deal with fall-out from the Royal Commission, has managed to get in first with its arguments, before the commission holds hearings on the discredited “Towards Healing” program at the end of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Catholic PR unit, Chris Wilding, David Shoebridge, Domus Australia, Francis Sullivan, George Pell, John Ellis, Judy Courtin, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Melbourne Response, NSW police Memorandum of Understanding, Scouts, Section 316 of the Crimes Act, Towards Healing, Truth Justice and Healing Council
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Royal Commission Calls for Submissions on “Towards Healing” (Or: Swims Like A Fish)
The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has called for submissions on the discredited “Towards Healing” program for dealing with victims. It has previously called for responses from people who have gone through the “Towards Healing” … Continue reading
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Tagged Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Cardinal Brady, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, COIN, Commission of Inquiry Now, Des Cahill, Domus Australia, Dr Keon-Cohen, Ellis defence, George Pell, John Ellis, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Mark Coleridge, Professor of Intercultural Studies RMIT, Professor Parkinson, Towards Healing
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Some Laws that Need to be Changed (Or: The Spirit is Willing but the Law is Weak)
Bit of a diatribe today about the need for several changes to existing laws. This is a real-time account. Since some people will not read this entry until the royal commission is concluded, they will have the benefit of reading … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, compensation claims, confessional, courts, David Shoebridge, Ellis defence, extradition treaty, fines, Forgotten Australians, John Ellis, Judy Courtin, legal aid, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Ombudsman, paedophiles, rogue organisations, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Statute of Limitations, United Nations, Vatican State, willing participant argument
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The Ellis Defence (Or: You Can’t Catch Me I’m the Gingerbread Man)
John Ellis, a Sydney lawyer who has represented child abuse victims and who is himself a victim of clerical abuse, noted that, “the hush money deals are no longer church policy.” This reflects the position of the Catholic Church’s chief … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, David Shoebridge, Ellis defence, Forgotten Australians, George Pell, High Court of Australia, John Ellis, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, paedophiles, property trust, religion franchise, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Statute of Limitations, Sydney Archdiocese, The Man Who Sued God
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