Tag Archives: NSW government

Parramatta and Hay Hearings (Or: Hold Your Head High)

Posted on February 23, 2014 by lewisblayse

When people from two, vastly different cultures meet for the first time, the results can be awkward, even volatile. Scholars have written extensively on the problem of cross-cultural communication in the business and other contexts, but it’s not too much … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abuse of power, Aletha Blayse, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Bonney Djuric, Case Study 7, commission protocol, cross-cultural communication, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, New South Wales government, NSW government, psychological abuse, re-traumatisation, Senator Penny Wright, The Institution for Girls in Hay, The Parramatta Female Factory Precinct Memory Project, The Parramatta Girls Training School, triggers | 2 Comments

Day Three (Or: It’s Our Business)

Posted on September 18, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image: Governor-General and Chief Scout of Australia, Quentin Bryce (right), formally appoints Tony Abbott as the new Australian Prime Minister, in Canberra today (Image source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/tony-abbott-has-been-sworn-in-as-the-nation8217s-28th-prime-minister/story-fni0xqrb-1226721744714). Scouts Australia continues to be the focus of attention from the Royal Commission into … Continue reading →

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On the Eve of Battle (Or: It’s ON!)

Posted on September 15, 2013 by lewisblayse

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | Leave a comment

The Royal Commission Announces Public Hearings (Or: Who Let This Happen?)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image: Steven Larkins The Australian Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse has announced its first public hearings will commence on 16th September, in Sydney. It will consider the case of convicted paedophile, Steven Larkins (pictured above), with a particular focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, citizen's ombudsman, Coalition of Organisations Committed to the Safety and Wellbeing of Australia’s Children, Denis Ryan, Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox, Good Child Protection: We Do It Together, Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Services, Jenny Macklin, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day, National Child Protection Framework, NSW Children’s Court, NSW government, NSW government Department of Community Services, Peter Fox, Peter Hoysted, public hearings, Quentin Bryce, Robert Holland, Scouts, Scouts Australia, Scouts Australia head, Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, SNAIIC, Steven Larkins, Unholy Trinity, working with children checks | Leave a comment

Kinchela (Aboriginal) Boys Home (Or: History Ignored is History Repeated)

Posted on August 8, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image: The Kinchela gate is now in the National Museum (Image source: http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/highlights/kinchela_boys_home_gate) NOTE: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are respectfully advised that the following article contains images and names of people who are deceased. The Kinchela Boys’ Home … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Kinchela Boy, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Aboriginal Place, Aboriginal Protection Board, Aborigines Protection (Amendment) Act (No. 215), apology, assimilation policy, Australian National Museum, Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Back on the Block, Barbara Paulson, Bill Simon, Bringing Them Home report, Cecil Bowden, Christine Shepley, Christine Shepley University of Newcastle, Christopher Bevan, compensation, Harold ‘Bluey’ Smith, Ian ‘Crow’ Lowe, Jay Arthur, Kempsey Local Aboriginal Land Council, Kinchela Boys’ Home, Kinchela gate, Kinchela Training Home for Aboriginal Boys, Let’s Face It, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Manuel Ebsworth, NSW government, NSW government Kinchela Training Home for Aboriginal Boys, NSW Minister for Child and Social Welfare, Professor Marie Bashir, Richard Campbell, Sarah Barker, Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families, To be Seen and Not Heard: The Story of the Kinchela Training Home for Aboriginal Boys 1923-1970, Vincent Wenberg, white Australia policy, William Lesley | Leave a comment

The Power of T-Shirts (Or: George Pell Is Easily Annoyed)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image: Many thanks to “JohnB” Cardinal George Pell and Catholic Church in Australia are very sensitive to criticism. They are also very influential in Australian politics, and have not hesitated to use that power. There are two glaring examples of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boys” Homes, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Catholic Church World Youth Day Sydney, Catholic Church’s World Youth gathering, George Pell, girls’ homes, JohnB, Kristina Keneally, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Maurice Iemma, NSW government, NSW State Labor government, Pope Benedict, Premier Kristina Keneally, Rural Fire Service, State Emergency Service, T-shirt protests, World Youth Day | Leave a comment

NSW Enquiry Ends (Or: That’s All Folks, For Now!)

Posted on August 1, 2013 by lewisblayse

The NSW Government enquiry into cover-ups of child sexual abuse by priests in the Catholic Church’s Newcastle-Maitland diocese ended today with evidence from Maureen O’Hearn who ran the “healing and support” unit. Tears again flowed at the enquiry when she … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged (Australian New South Wales Government) Special Commission of Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Police Investigation of Certain Child Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Ne, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Fr. Fletcher, Fr. McAlinden, George Pell, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, New South Wales Inquiry, NSW government, NSW Inquiry, NSW police | Leave a comment