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'Why was their trust betrayed?': Australia apologises to child sexual abuse victims

"Catholic Church a 'law unto itself' Archbishop tells royal commission"

National apology after royal commission found institutions often failed to protect children

Melissa Davey @MelissaLDavey
Mon 22 Oct 2018 15.49 AEDT
Last modified on Tue 23 Oct 2018 05.25 AEDT

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/oct/22/why-was-their-trust-betrayed-australia-apologises-to-child-sex-abuse-victims

Virtually all, i trust, would enjoy these two speeches. Both heartfelt. Both, on behalf of Australia, long overdue.

PM delivers official national apology to victims of child sexual abuse

Guardian News
Published on Oct 21, 2018

Standing with opposition leader Bill Shorten and the chairwoman of the national apology reference group, Cheryl Edwardes, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison delivers a national apology to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse in the Great Hall of Parliament House after a moving speech in the House of Representatives.
'Today, the Australian government and this parliament on behalf of all Australians unreservedly apologises to the victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse,' Morrison says. 'For too many years our eyes and hearts were closed to the truths we were told by children'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvoZuVqxtrg

Sorry, the Labor leader's doesn't seem to be on YouTube yet.

National Apology - Bill Shorten

VIDEO

7 News SydneyFollow

National Apology: In his speech to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse Opposition Leader Bill Shorten MP has acknowledged the work of previous Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull and former Minister for Families Jenny Macklin MP

https://www.facebook.com/7newssydney/videos/national-apology-bill-shorten/499103137271014/