AUSTRALIA
Maroondah Weekly
BY MELISSA CUNNINGHAM
24 Apr, 2012
A YARRA Ranges parent has welcomed news of a parliamentary inquiry into the handling of alleged criminal abuse of children by religious organisations.
Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu announced the inquiry last week and said it would focus on abuse not only in religious organisations but also at children’s homes.
The inquiry was sparked by the recommendations of the landmark Protecting Victoria’s Vulnerable Children Inquiry conducted by retired Supreme Court justice Philip Cummins.
Healesville’s Ian Lawther, whose son was abused by a convicted St Brigid’s parish priest more than
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