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- Child Abuse Royal Commission Case Study 25 (Or: A Few Thoughts About Redress) March 20, 2015
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- 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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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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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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Where Are We Now, Friends (Or: The Silence Is Deafening)
The reason given by the federal government for appointing six commissioners to the Royal Commission was that the enormous volume of work would require multiple hearings being conducted simultaneously. So far, only a single hearing has been held with all … Continue reading
On the Eve of Battle (Or: It’s ON!)
At almost 12 months since the Royal Commission was announced by former Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, public hearings will commence tomorrow. The battle will begin. As churches sharpen their financial swords, others sharpen their pens. There will be much comment, … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bravehearts, Catholic Church, Catholic PR unit, Francis Sullivan, Gail “Snow White” Furness, Gail Furness, Governor-General, Julia Gillard, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, NSW Department of Community Services, NSW government, Peter McClellan, Quentin Bryce, Scouts Australia, Steven Larkins, Truth Justice and Healing Council
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Transparency Issues (Or: Judged By Your Betters)
Authority derives from legitimacy. Credibility derives from transparency. By these definitions, the Royal Commission has fair authority but lesser credibility, for a few reasons, which should be addressed. Established, under public pressure, by former Labor Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, the … Continue reading
George Goes to Turkey, Again and Again …. (Or: Peak Season)
Cardinal George Pell of Australia has been staying for some time at his Roman holiday home, the palatial $30 million “Domus Australia, getting in, according to press reports, some serious “reading”, among other things. Last month, he took time off … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian royal commission into institutional response to child sexual abuse, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Cardinal George Pell, Domus Australia, Dr Dan White, George Pell, Harvest Pilgrimages, Harvest Tours, Julia Gillard, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Lieut. Colonel Brian Hood, Mark Coleridge, Pastor Lee Joesten, Pope, Salvation Army, World Youth Day
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Media Opposition (Or: If You’re Right the Royal Commission’s Wrong)
Image: George Pell (Source: http://www.optuszoo.com.au/news/top/herald-sun/priests-not-above-the-law-mps/840633) Opposition to a royal commission is professed by only 3% of Australian voters. Only about 1% of mainstream journalists and media commentators do the same. The leading apologist for the Catholic Church here appears to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Downer, Andrew Bolt, Broken Rites, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Forgotten Australians, Gerard Henderson, Julia Gillard, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Melbourne Response, paedophiles, Paul Kelly, Peter Craven, Piers Ackerman, Racial Discrimination Act, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Susan Sharkey, Sydney Institute, Tony Abbott
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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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The Attorneys-General (Or: The Inevitable Baton Change)
The royal commission’s recommendations will be considered by a different federal Attorney-General to the one who established it, and probably by a different government, if opinion polls are to be believed. Former Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon (pictured below), last week announced her … Continue reading
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Tagged Attorney-General, Catholic Church, Forgotten Australians, George Brandis, Julia Gillard, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Mark Dreyfus, Nicola Roxon, paedophiles, Penny Wong, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Tony Abbott
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