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Australia’s indigenous rights leader has called for Aboriginal missions to be considered in the royal commission into institutionalised sexual abuse.
The commission is holding public hearings in Sydney and investigating how various institutions, including the Catholic and Anglican churches, have responded to child sexual abuse.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda says Aboriginal missions, such as those that existed in his home state of Queensland, should be included.
“We would like to see missions confirmed as institutions because back in the day people couldn’t leave,” Mr Gooda told reporters on Friday.
“They were basically called inmates at the missions and a lot of abuse happened at these places.
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