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24 November 2016

Federal government ‘dragging its heels’ on child abuse redress scheme

Victoria says the government is keeping survivors in the dark as they await further detail on how scheme would work.  Anti-child abuse campaigners have urged federal and state governments to avoid playing political games with the national redress scheme, after Victoria said the federal government for “dragging its heels” and keeping survivors in the dark.
The council of Australian governments meeting early next month could be critical to the future of the national redress scheme, which was a core recommendation of the royal commission in September last year.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/24/federal-government-dragging-its-heels-on-child-abuse-redress-scheme