AUSTRALIA
The Hindu (India)
The investigation will target religious and state institutions, schools and community groups such as sporting clubs and will also look into police responses to abuse allegations
Australia’s prime minister ordered a federal inquiry on Monday into allegations of child sex abuse in religious institutions, state institutions and community groups following a string of sexual abuse accusations against priests and claims of a Catholic Church cover-up.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard had faced mounting pressure to order a wide-ranging investigation after the New South Wales state premier, last week, ordered an inquiry into allegations of a sexual abuse cover-up by Catholic priests in the Hunter Valley region north of Sydney. Victorian officials are also investigating a separate series of priest sex abuse allegations in their state.
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