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16 January 2016

Child abuse compensation decision due end of January

AUSTRALIA will know in two weeks whether it will have a national compensation scheme for survivors of shocking abuse in orphanages, children’s homes and other institutions.
A spokesman for Social Services Minister Christian Porter has confirmed to AAP that an announcement - the federal response to a royal commission recommendation for a national redress scheme - will be made by the end of January.

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/national/child-abuse-compensation-decision-due-end-of-january/news-story/b1a5c9979fc03cd3bf2d277f7a8de535