AUSTRALIA
The Guardian
Australian Associated Press
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Anthony Foster left a legacy “pushing justice” for child sex abuse survivors in the Catholic church, mourners at his state funeral in Melbourne have heard.
Brian Foster, with his sister Carol Burckhardt, spoke of how their brother loved his family but paid a high price for his years of campaigning against the church.
“His greatest campaign is on child sex abuse for people in the Catholic church. This is his legacy, pushing justice,” his brother said at the funeral on Wednesday.
“The personal cost to Anthony and [his wife] Chrissie has been enormous.”
Anthony Foster, who was 64, was a tireless advocate for their daughters Emma and Kate, who were raped by an infamous paedophile at their primary school during 1988 and 1993. He died last month after a suspected stroke.
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