UNITED STATES
National Survivor Advocates Coalition
Editorial
Australia may seem like a million miles away from you.
It really isn’t.
In as-the-crow-flies miles, it’s:
9,946 miles from New York City
10,102 miles from Boston
9,072 miles from Chicago
9,072 miles from Los Angeles
8,896 miles from Dallas
And in case you’re interested, it’s:
5,568 miles from Beijing
4,609 miles from the South Pole, Antarctica
7,560 miles from Nairobi
10,075 miles from Quebec City
10,153 miles from Rome
7,339 miles from Buenos Aires
Compared to a million that’s not so far.
In the modern world of air travel and communications, Australia is even closer than you think. You probably know someone that’s been there on a vacation or who does business there or someone who has come to the United States from Australia on vacation or to work.
In January 2013 Australia set up a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Australia is serious, it appears from the diligence of its work, about finding survivors and learning from them. It also appears to be serious about protecting its children.
Here is the Commission’s description of itself:
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is investigating how institutions like schools, churches, sports clubs and government organisations have responded to allegations and instances of child sexual abuse.
It is the job of the Royal Commission to uncover where systems have failed to protect children so it can make recommendations on how to improve laws, policies and practices.
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