Redress Scheme

Saturday, September 14

Bishops to focus on Royal Commission

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has convened an additional plenary meeting for 2018 to expedite the Catholic Church’s response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

ACBC welcomes Turnbull Government’s response to Royal Commission

Measures to be taken by the Turnbull Government to standardise approaches to child safety and research to help prevent child sexual abuse in the future have been welcomed by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

Bill to compensate abuse survivors introduced in parliament

The long-awaited Bill which covers compensation payments to survivors of child sexual abuse has been introduced into Federal Parliament.