AUSTRALIA
Newcastle Herald
15 Aug 2016
If a nation’s greatness is gauged by how it treats its weakest members, then its morality must also be gauged on how it treats its most innocent.
And, if we are to use barometers such as the royal commission and exposure of extreme disciplinary measures at the Don Dale detention centre in the Northern Territory, then we, as a country, have failed.
And we continue to fail.
However, is the very public disclosure of abuse doing more than just exposing our deep-seated wrongdoings and failings?
Is the fact that we are being forced to watch on as the undeniably horrific truth is laid bare in front of us, and not be given a chance to look away like we had conveniently done in the past, helping to build momentum for real change about how we deal with our youngest and most vulnerable?
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