AUSTRALIA
ABC News
The Catholic diocese of Ballarat will provide all its documentation on sexual abuse to the national royal commission.
The Federal Government has begun consulting with victims, support groups and state governments about the terms of reference for the national inquiry.
Ballarat has been at the centre of many cases of clergy abuse in Victoria, with four former clergymen convicted with hundreds of child sex offences.
Bishop Paul Bird says the local diocese will provide all of its records.
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