AUSTRALIA
The Courier
January 4, 2021
By Paul Osborne
Hundreds of applications by abuse survivors for redress will start to flow through in the wake of more institutions joining the support scheme.
But Families Minister Anne Ruston said she remained concerned three organisations had still not signed, meaning 77 applications from abuse survivors could not be progressed.
About 450 institutions have signed up to the national redress scheme covering more than 60,650 sites including churches, children’s homes, schools, swimming centres and sports clubs.
Having named and shamed a number of institutions in July, more than 100 bodies signed up before December 31.
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