AUSTRALIA
Newcastle Herald
By MARK GRIFFITHS
Nov. 21, 2012
THE bravery of Hunter police officer Peter Fox has finally helped lift the lid on the widespread nature of the sexual abuse of children in Australia.
Within days of his interview in this newspaper and subsequent television appearance, the federal government called for a Royal Commission with almost unanimous community support.
Much media attention has focused on the abuse in institutions, in particular the Catholic Church, including what has happened within this region.
It is appropriate to spend time and money trying to uncover the extent of abuse within such institutions and the ways in which they did, or did not, confront the issue.
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