AUSTRALIA
Sky News
Two lay people will lead a council established by the Catholic Church to co-ordinate its engagement with the royal commission on child sex abuse.
Former NSW Supreme Court chief judge Barry O’Keefe and former secretary-general of the Australian Medical Association Francis Sullivan were announced as the chair and chief executive, respectively, of the 10-person council on Wednesday.
Mr Sullivan said their brief was twofold; the first duty being to nationally co-ordinate the church’s ’embrace’ of the royal commission, and the second being to provide feedback to the church.
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