AUSTRALIA
9 News
AAP
Abuse survivors angry at the Turnbull government’s failure to implement a national independent redress scheme will protest outside Liberal Party headquarters in Melbourne on Monday.
Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) executive Leonie Sheedy said child abuse survivors were hurt and angry at the federal government for ignoring the main recommendation of the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The commission recommended a national scheme run by an independent panel as the best way to deliver justice for people still suffering the consequences of childhood abuse.
The government opted instead for the second best option – a nationally consistent scheme run by each state and territory.
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