AUSTRALIA
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
March 12, 2018
By Jane Norman
The Catholic Church has hit back at claims it is “making excuses” and dragging its feet on a compensation scheme for victims of child sexual abuse.
The Prime Minister and the Attorney-General have been pressuring the church to join the national redress scheme, with Malcolm Turnbull saying institutions that don’t sign up should be publicly “shamed”.
In a major development, New South Wales and Victoria last week became the first states to sign up to the scheme, which would provide up to $150,000 in compensation to victims of child sex abuse.
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