AUSTRALIA
The Age
Josh Gordon
June 6, 2012
A PARLIAMENTARY committee told to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by members of the clergy is still wrangling with the Baillieu government over funding almost two months after the inquiry was announced.
The government is insisting the committee, which now has just nine months remaining to undertake its task, will get the resources it needs.
State Parliament’s Family and Community Development Committee was asked in April to investigate ”the practices, policies and protocols” of religious and ”non-government organisations” when handling allegations of criminal abuse of children.
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