AUSTRALIA
The Australian
BY JACQUELINE LE AAP MAY 20, 2015
THE Victorian government is increasing the number of child protection workers it employs amid revelations of child sexual abuse from the royal commission in Ballarat.
MINISTER for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos says she is “absolutely horrified” by some of the evidence before the inquiry into abuse by clergy and other members of the Catholic Church in the Ballarat diocese.
Their stories highlight the work that still needs to be done to protect vulnerable children, Ms Mikakos told reporters on Wednesday.
“We need to learn from the royal commission to ensure we can put in measures to prevent those types of situations occurring.”
Victoria will hire an extra 111 child protection workers as part of a system-wide reform of child protection services, she said.
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