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Scouts Australia Case Study 1 Findings (Or: Advice for Parents? Be Prepared, Be Very Prepared)

Posted on April 27, 2014 by lewisblayse

Image: Steven Larkins (Image source: SMH) The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recently released its findings for Case Study 1. This looked into Scouts Australia’s handling of child abuse allegations, focusing on the case of … Continue reading →

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Who is Allan Kitchingman? (Or: Where’s Phil?)

Posted on November 7, 2013 by lewisblayse

Allan “Kitch” Kitchingman will be the object of the third “case study” in the present set by the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The first one was on Steven Larkins (see previous posting) and the … Continue reading →

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Churches And Working With Children Checks (Or: Natural Selection)

Posted on September 22, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image source: Christian Venues Association The Royal Commission last week spent a lot of time on the failures of the “working with children” checks concerning Steven Larkins during his time with the Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Services organisation. It did not … Continue reading →

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The First Week’s Overview (Or: Nothing To Report Today, Boss)

Posted on September 21, 2013 by lewisblayse

Caption Coverage of the Royal Commission at the end of the week The Royal Commission into child sexual abuse has been much-anticipated. After almost a year, it finally began public hearings at the beginning of last week. To the surprise … Continue reading →

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The New South Wales State Government Officials (Or: All O.K. Now, Again)

Posted on September 20, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image: Maree Walk, Chief Executive of the New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services, who oversees an annual budget of $1.6 billion. (Source: News Limited http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/paedophile-steven-larkins-had-a-position-of-power-royal-commission-hears/story-fni0cx12-1226722356995) Maree Walk, head of the NSW government department of communities which was … Continue reading →

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What the Coppers and Bureaucrats Said (Or: Really, Truly, Things Are So Much Better Now, Scouts Honour)

Posted on September 19, 2013 by lewisblayse

When a victim complained to police about Larkins, despite the case coming with a recommended follow-up time of 28 days, there were extensive delays. The victim was not interviewed for six months. It then took police three months to send … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allan Currie, Apprehended Violence Order, Bob Atkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, grooming, Hunter Aboriginal Children’s Services, Ian Eggins, Jacqueline Henderson, Karen Barwick, Karen Elphick, Lewin Blazevich, Lewis Blayse, Police Commissioner, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Scouts, Senior Constable Pamela Amloh, Sergeant Nigel Turney, Steven Larkins, Ted Lancaster, Terry Chenery | Leave a comment

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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Day 2 (Or: Keeping the Blinkers On)

Posted on September 17, 2013 by lewisblayse

Image source: http://www.vaticancrimes.us/2013/08/exposing-abusive-catholic-order-known.html The Royal Commission into child sexual abuse has been rather selective in which organisations it has chosen to investigate with regards to their association with paedophile, Steven Larkins, the subject of its first public hearings. It is … Continue reading →

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First Day (Or: As It Happened)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by lewisblayse

[Note: Today’s posting was delayed due to a power outage following a thunderstorm.] Image: Chief Scout of Australia, Governor-General Quentin Bryce (Australia’s Head of State) with Scouts officials (Image source: http://www.scouts.com.au/newsletter.asp?BulletinStory=21301594) Image: Gail “Snow White” Furness addresses the six … 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

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