AUSTRALIA
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THE federal royal commission into child sexual abuse could take a very long time if it covers every state, a key figure in Victoria’s bushfires royal commission says.

Jack Rush QC says while it’s important that the new commission is comprehensive, it’s also important it’s done quickly.

Mr Rush was the senior counsel assisting the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, which sat for 155 days as it examined the deaths of 173 people.

He told ABC Radio on Tuesday that if the federal royal commission into child sexual abuse was too broad it could become unmanageable.