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A WA parliamentary committee has today handed down its final report after examining the the support available to survivors of institutional child abuse.
It found some religious entities have been prioritising survival and financial wellbeing over the needs of those who had been abused.
The committee made 21 recommendations, including that the identities of abusers be clearly listed on the websites in which they operated.
The names of known child abusers should be published prominently on church websites and the WA government should create a centrally accessible list of all known perpetrators, an inquiry into institutional child sexual abuse has urged.
The Community Development and Justice Standing Committee handed down its final report on Thursday after examining the support available to survivors of institutional child abuse.
It found the Catholic Church and other religious entities had prioritised their own institutional and financial wellbeing over the needs of…
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