Royal Commission Visits Wa Communities

The Australian
August 19, 2013

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ABORIGINAL community groups in Western Australia's Kimberley region will meet with the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse this week.

The royal commission will visit Broome, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek and Kununurra.

The meetings will focus on how to make it easier for Aboriginal people to engage with the royal commission and how Aboriginal community organisations can support people wanting to share their story.

Commissioners Helen Milroy and Andrew Murray will meet with representatives of the Kimberley Stolen Generations, Yawuru community leaders, Aboriginal legal and medical services, sexual assault and mental health services, and the Kimberley Land Council.

They will explain how the royal commission works and learn about the extent of institutional child sexual abuse in the area.

The royal commission will return to the Kimberley in March for more community meetings and again in the middle of the year to meet with people who want to tell their story.