Victim-survivors in Australia are facing legal hurdles as EMDR therapy, recommended for PTSD, is being deemed inadmissible evidence by police and prosecutors, halting investigations into alleged childhood abuse.
An abuse survivor feels betrayed after his trial was aborted due to the Christian Brothers' financial issues. A poll shows Australians reject some One Nation policies. Australia's women's cricket team reached the T20 World Cup final.
The Christian Brothers have sought to halt hundreds of abuse survivor cases by arguing they are broke, proposing an external scheme to distribute assets. This follows a decade of transferring wealth to Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) for nominal sums, assets EREA states won't be used for survivors. The move has aborted trials and left survivors feeling betrayed.
The Christian Brothers Catholic order is facing accusations of transferring valuable properties for nominal sums to a separate entity, Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA), in the decade leading up to its bankruptcy filing. Survivors allege this tactic aims to prevent them from receiving full compensation for historical abuse.
Dane Waites, a survivor of child sexual abuse, faces NDIS funding cuts after receiving compensation from the Catholic Church. The National Disability Insurance Agency reduced his funding by $50,000, impacting his ability to afford essential support services. Waites and his mother are appealing the decision, highlighting the distress and uncertainty faced by many NDIS participants.
UK MP Rupert Lowe read victim testimonies alleging race and religion played a role in grooming gang abuse. He plans to use parliamentary privilege to name perpetrators and pursue private prosecutions, citing a lack of faith in the justice system.
Caroline Eshghi, a survivor of historical child abuse, expresses outrage over her mother Melanie Burmingham's early release after serving only 8 months of a 20-month sentence for cruelty to a child under 16.
A 29-year-old Hazara man, Abdul, challenges his imminent deportation to Nauru, citing Australia's constitutional obligations to protect him after alleged childhood abuse in Australian care.
Tasmania's Anglican Church is facing an $80 million compensation bill for historical child sexual abuse, more than double previous estimates. Bishop Richard Condie stated 'everything is on the table' as the church explores funding options, including selling properties and potentially altering ministry models.
