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UPDATE: Premier Ted Baillieu and Victorian Attorney-General Robert Clark have announced a parliamentary inquiry following allegations poor handling of claims sexual abuse and suicides within the Catholic Church.
Mr Clark said the inquiry will investigate the practices, policies and protocols of religious and non-government organisations for the handling of allegations of criminal abuse of children by staff within their organisation.
The government decided upon a parliamentary inquiry over a Royal Commission in order for the process to be less intrusive and legalisic.
EARLIER: The Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne has denied the church have been covering up incidences of sexual abuse after last week’s astonishing claim from the Victoria Police.
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