AUSTRALIA
NEWS.com.au
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has cautioned victims of child sexual abuse of traumatic times ahead as the royal commission starts its inquiries but stressed that it should eventually bring healing.
Around 30 people gathered at Kirribilli House in Sydney for a morning tea hosted by the Prime Minister a day after the commission’s term of reference were announced.
“Establishing the royal commission is the start of something really big, really emotional, really hard,” Ms Gillard said.
“A lot of people are going to need a lot of support as we go through that process. I can’t promise that these are easy days ahead. I suspect that there are some very traumatic days ahead as people come and tell what happened to them.”
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