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Articles related to independent investigations of child sex abuse in Australia: 2014.

"The Hon Justice Peter McClellan AM Chair, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse", Canberra, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, October 27, 2014.

"Former head of NSW Police's child protection unit accepted 'blind reporting', commission hears", NSW, Sydney Morning Herald, October 16, 2014.

"Hillsong pastor suffers for sins of father", NSW, 7 News, October 10, 2014.

"Hillsong's Brian Houston says there may be more victims of his paedophile father", NSW, Illawarra Mercury, October 10, 2014.

"Priest accused of pedophilia goes to PNG Hospital, stalls deportation to Australia", Papua New Guinea, Newcastle Herald, October 10, 2014.

"Australian priest accused of abusing boys hospitalised before deportation from Papua New Guinea", Australia/New Guinea, 7 News ABC, October 9, 2014.

"Convicted ex-clergy abuser guilty again", VIC, SBS, October 9, 2014.

"Hillsong founder says he did not contact police over paedophilia allegations against father", NSW, Sydney Morning Herald, October 9, 2014.

"Hillsong founder defends not referring sex abuse allegations to police", NSW, The Guardian (UK), October 9, 2014.

"Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston told Pastor he would stand down his father after abuse allegations arose", NSW, Herald Sun, October 08, 2014.

"Alleged sex abuse victim told not to go to authorities", NSW, Central Queensland News, October 7, 2014.

"‘It’s your fault,’ Hillsong founder told victim of child sexual abuse", NSW, The Australian, October 7, 2014.

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"Hillsong church head Brian Houston accused alleged child abuse victim of 'tempting' father, inquiry told", NSW, 7 News ABC, October 7, 2014.

"Hillsong founder 'accused sex abuse victim of tempting his paedophile father' as hearing is told of $10,000 hush money offer scribbled on a McDonald's napkin", NSW, Daily Mail (UK), Ocotber 7, 2014.

"Inquiry told of NZ pastor abusing young boy", Australia/New Zealand, 3 News, October 7, 2014.

"Hillsong pastor Brian Houston found father’s sex abuse confession 'agonising'", NSW, The Guardian, October 6, 2014.

"The famous preacher behind the Hillsong Church to give evidence at royal commission about how he responded to his own fathers admission of child sex abuse", NSW, Daily Mail (UK), October 6, 2014.

"Hillsong pastor Brian Houston to testify about abuse allegations response", NSW, The Guardian, AAP, October 6, 2014.

"Hutchins School abuse allegations: Tasmania's Anglican diocese to front sexual assault royal commission", TAS, ABC News, October 6, 2014.

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NT, Sky News, "Abuse 'rife' at home for Aboriginal kids", September 22, 2014.

NT, The Guardian, "Child abuse inquiry told of sexual assaults, beatings in Darwin home", September 22, 2014.

ACT, The Guardian, "Child abuse inquiry given two-year extension and additional $126m", September 2, 2014.

ACT, SBS AAP, "$126m extra for child abuse commission", September 2, 2014.

Melbourne, VIC, Deccan Herald, "Vatican cleric’s remarks on child abuse spark row", August 23, 2014.

Vatican City, Gazzetta del Sud, "Vatican: SNAP outraged at Pell 'trucking co' analogy", August 22, 2014.

NSW, Champion-Post, "Royal Commission staff to visit Central West NSW", July 2, 2014.

ACT, Sky News, "Abuse survivor wants commission extension", July 1, 2014.

Australia, The Guardian (UK), "The truth is that child abuse in Australia has a distinctively Catholic character", July 1, 2014.

ACT, The Australian, "Complaints about Marist brother Kostka Chute allege 31 years of abuse", July 1, 2014.

NSW and QLD, Echo Netdaily, "Salvos sorry for abuse ‘greatest failure’", June 24, 2014.

NSW and QLD, The Australian, "Boys’ home abuse our greatest failure, says Salvation Army", June 24, 2014.

NSW, The Guardian (UK), "Salvation Army 'profoundly sorry' for sexual and physical abuse of children", June 23, 2014.

NSW, Sky News, "Abuse 'not widespread', Salvos say", June 23, 2014.

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ACT, Echo Netdaily, "Jailed pedophile Chute ‘too honest’, Catholics told", June 19, 2014.

Vatican City, Radio Australia, "Child sexual abuse royal commission: Peter McClellan requests Vatican documents on priest abuse claims", June 12, 2014.

ACT, The Guardian (UK), "Boy's warning of Marist brother sex abuse ignored, commission hears", June 11, 2014.

ACT, The Guardian (UK), "Two decades of child abuse examined after teacher loses identity protection", June 10, 2014.

ACT, ABC News, "Philip Reed appointed new CEO of royal commission into child sexual abuse", June 6, 2014.

ACT, Business Spectator, "Abuse inquiry funds batts inquiry", May 28, 2014.

ACT, Coffs Coast Advocate, "Millions for sex abuse Royal Commission went to insulation", May 28, 2014.

Sydney, The Guardian (UK), AAP, "Royal commission chief Janette Dines resigns from child abuse inquiry", May 26, 2014.

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Sydney, The Australian, "Abuse royal commission chief executive Janette Dines to quit", May 27, 2014.

Ballarat, The Courier, "Sexual Abuse Royal Commission officials in Ballarat", February 26, 2014.

QLD, My Daily News, "Catholic Church tried to silence former bishop over scandal", February 25, 2014.

QLD, The Australian, "Bishop slams Towards Healing", February 25, 2014.

QLD, ABC 7 News, "Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge says Catholic church has learned to better support abuse victims", February 25, 2014.

QLD, My Daily News, "Principal who failed to act on sex abuse still in system", February 25, 2014.

QLD, ABC – PM, "Calls for national child protection laws after Toowoomba abuse case [w/ audio]", February 25, 2014.

QLD, The Courier-Mail, "Toowoomba child protection officer’s words at sex abuse royal commission speak volumes", February 25, 2014.

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QLD, Courier-Mail, "Former Bishop William Morris tells child sex abuse inquiry the Catholic church had a culture of denial", February 25, 2014.

QLD, Courier Mail, "Gerard Byrnes child sex abuse: Principal backed despite inaction, victim’s family tell of impact [w/ video]", February 22, 2014. 

QLD, Daily Examiner, "No requirement to take sex abuse allegations further", February 22, 2014.

QLD, Daily Examiner, "'Mentality' to protect the bishop at all costs", February 22, 2014.

QLD, ABC News, "Child sex abuse royal commission: Catholic Education boss admits policies failed to protect schoolgirls [w/ audio]", February 22, 2014.

QLD, Brisbane Times, "Catholic education boss blames staff for failure to deal with paedophile teacher",  February 21, 2014.

QLD, ABC News PM, "Catholic Education boss admits failures in protecting children from paedophile teacher [w/  audio]", February 21, 2014.

SA, 7 News, "Royal commission hearings into child sex abuse at St Ann's special school to go ahead despite Catholic Church concern over timing", February 21, 2014.

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QLD, Sydney Morning Herald, "Child officials told to protect Church", February 21, 2014.

SA, NEWS.com.au, "Adelaide abuse inquiry hearing to go ahead",  February 21, 2014.

NSW, Newcastle Herald, "Decree shows Church’s face",  February 21, 2014.

QLD, 7 News, "Former bishop to front abuse inquiry", February 21, 2014.

QLD, The Chronicle, "Catholic bishop to face inquiry into child sex abuse",  February 21, 2014.

QLD, Gladstone Observer, "Rocky counsellors on hand to help sexual abuse victims",  February 21, 2014.

QLD, Courier Mail, "Disgraced teacher Gerard Byrnes told his boss he never had inappropriate contact with children – they approached him!", February 21, 2014.

QLD, The Australian, "Police 'not told' of sex abuse",  February 21, 2014.

QLD, Ipswich Advertiser, "Catholic officer had concerns about principal's approach", February 20, 2014.

QLD, ABC News, "Former senior Catholic Education staffer blames stress for response to child sex abuse [w/ audio]", February 20, 2014.

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TAS, The Advocate, "Hearing for abuse victims", February 20, 2014.

QLD, Sydney Morning Herald, "Church claims lies, collusion on scandal", February 20, 2014.

QLD, Australian Teacher Magazine, "Officer shifting pedophile blame: Church", February 20, 2014.

QLD, Australian Teacher Magazine, "How teary Qld principal failed his duty",  February 20, 2014.

TAS, The Advocate, "'Bring sex abuse inquiry to Tasmania'", February 20, 2014.

NSW, Northern Rivers Echo, "Principal suspected teacher was a risk but failed to report", February 20, 2014.

NSW, Northern Rivers Echo, "Teacher knew sex abuse claims were 'catostrophic'", February 20, 2014.

NSW, Sunshine Coast Daily, "Your say on the Royal Commission child sex abuse inquiry", February 20, 2014.

NSW, The Australian, "George Pell to be quizzed on abuse defence", February 20, 2014.

QLD, ABC News, "Child sex abuse royal commission: former principal accepts handling of abuse claims 'grossly incompetent'", February 20, 2014.

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NSW, NEWS.com.au, "Revealed for the first time: Royal Commission into child sex abuse told of incredible wealth of Sydney’s Catholic Church [w/ video]", March 26, 2014.

NSW, International Business Times, "Catholic Faith and Sex Abuse: Royal Commission Confirms Sydney Catholic Archdiocese is Rich, Has $1.24B Worth of Assets Plus More", March 25, 2014.

NSW, The Australian, "Sydney church's $1.2b wealth revealed", March 25, 2014.

NSW, The Guardian (UK), "George Pell cuts an ordinary figure as he seeks to blame others", March 24, 2014.

NSW, NEWS.com.au, "Cardinal Pell has said sorry over the Catholic church’s handling of altar boy sexual abuse case", March 24, 2014.

NSW, The Australian, "Cardinal George Pell blames church muddler", March 25, 2014.

NSW, The Guardian (UK), AAP, "Catholic church had evidence to support John Ellis abuse claim",  March 21, 2014.

QLD, Brisbane Times, "Principal Terence Hayes didn't report paedophile teacher", February 19, 2014.

QLD, Australian Teacher Magazine, "Principal accepts incompetence over abuse", February 19, 2014.

QLD, The Australian, "Principal lied over claim that church was to blame for abuse", February 19, 2014.

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QLD, The Australian, "Toowoomba principal Terence Hayes knew pedophile teacher was a risk [w/ video]", February 19, 2014.

QLD, Sky News, "No explanation for not reporting abuse", February 19, 2014.

QLD, ABC - The World Today, "Fmr principal admits gross incompetence in handling child abuse case", February 19, 2014.

QLD, Courier Mail, "Catholic school principal opted to protect Bishop rather than tell police of sexual abuse allegations [w/ video]", February 19, 2014.

QLD, The Australian, "Edict led to silence on abuse", February 19, 2014.

QLD, The Eastern Tribune, "Principal fails to report sex-abuse complaints against teacher", February 19, 2014.

QLD, Australian Teacher Magazine, "Ex-principal due back at abuse inquiry", February 19, 2014.

QLD, Sky News, "Church pushed police to extradite abuser",  March 19, 2014.

QLD, ABC News, "Child sex abuse royal commission: Victim asked to 'demonstrate' encounter with paedophile teacher in Toowoomba, hearing told", February 18, 2014. 

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QLD, ABC News, "Royal commission hears former principal explain failures to stop child sexual abuse [w/ audio]", February 18, 2014.

QLD, The Australian, "Dozen girls abused after report lapse", February 18, 2014.

QLD, Courier-Mail, "Brisbane Royal commission hearings into child sex abuse set to bring yet more disturbing stories [Editorial]", February 18, 2014.

NSW, The Australian, "Pell ‘instructed’ lawyers in abuse case, royal commission into abuse hears", March 18, 2014.

NSW, Sky News, "'No doubt' Pell knew abuse details", March 18, 2014.

NSW, The Australian, "Pell and cleric at odds on handling of child sex case", March 18, 2014.

NSW, Sydney Morning Herald, "George Pell can lift veil of secrecy around church sex abuse", March 17, 2014.

QLD, The Australian, "Royal commission into child abuse hears that serial child abuser Gerard Byrnes was kept on teaching staff at Toowoomba school", February 18, 2014.

QLD, The Australian, "Toowoomba school community split over abused 13, royal commission hears [w/ video]", February 17, 2014.

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QLD, ABC - The World Today, "Commission reviews mandatory reporting regime [w/ audio]", February 17, 2014.

QLD, ABC - The World Today, "Child sexual abuse commission moves to Queensland [w/ audio]", February 17, 2014.

QLD, Brisbane Times, "Student protection officer disbelieving 13 girls wouldn't speak", February 17, 2014.

QLD, ABC – PM, "Royal Commission told abuse allegations not taken seriously by Toowoomba school [audio report]", February 17, 2014. 

QLD, ABC News, "Royal commission to probe handling of reports of abuse by Gerard Vincent Byrnes at Toowoomba school [w/ audio report]", February 17, 2014.

QLD, ABC – Lateline, "School slow to act against teacher who raped students [with video]", February 17, 2014.

QLD, 7 News, "Qld school ignored child sex complaints",  February 17, 2014.

QLD, ABC News, "Toowoomba teacher tells royal commission she couldn't understand why molested children didn't come forward",  February 17, 2014.

QLD, Sunshine Coast Daily, "Royal Commission to air "dirty little secrets"", February 17, 2014.

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NSW, Herald Sun, "Church defends trust status", February 16, 2014.

NSW, Newcastle Herald, "Church warns commission on abuse pay",  February 16, 2014.

QLD, ABC 7.30 News, "Royal Commission to investigate "confronting" Toowoomba abuse case [video report]", February 14, 2014.

QLD, SBS, "Indigenous people urged to engage with Royal Commission [w/ video]", February 14, 2014.

QLD, The Australian, "Church got it wrong: bishop", February 13, 2014.

QLD, The Chronicle, "School's response to child sex abuse claims to be probed", February 12, 2014.

NSW, The Australian, "Pat Comben admits his treatment of abuse victims was unchristian", February 12, 2014.

QLD, Queensland Times, "Royal Commission in Child Sexual Abuse to convene in QLD", February 12, 2014.

NSW, The Australian, "Head of Salvos 'is sickened'", February 11, 2014.

NSW, ABC News, "Royal Commission: Salvation Army says reputation 'no longer a priority' in abuse cases [w/ video]", February 10, 2014.

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NSW, Sky News, "Salvation Army wants to contact abused", February 10, 2014.

NSW, The World Today, "Salvation Army putting abuse victims first, not reputation: commissioner [audio report]", February 10, 2014.

NSW, 9 News, "Child abuse 'horror' stuns Salvos leader", February 10, 2014.

NSW, Courier Mail, "Salvo interest in redress for abused", February 10, 2014.

NSW, The Australian, "Salvation Army Commissioner James Condon apologises for child sex abuse cases", February 10, 2014.

NSW, The Guardian (UK),  "Salvation Army backs national scheme to redress abuse of children”, February 9, 2014.

NSW, Gympie Times, "Sorry stories of sexual abuse continue at Royal Commission", February 8, 2014.

RC NSW, Sky News, "Salvation Army say abuse our fault", February 7, 2014.

RC NSW, The Guardian (UK), "Salvation Army’s ‘worst decision’ was to allow abuser back, inquiry hears", February 7, 2014.

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NSW, ABC News, "Salvation Army expresses sadness after death of child sexual abuse victim", February 3, 2014.

NSW, Sydney Morning Herald, "Nun calls Church patriarchal, bishops dismissive of child sex abuse claims", February 3, 2014.

NSW, Sunshine Coast Daily,  "Money drove church to fail child victims", February 1, 2014.

NSW, My Daily News, "Church fails in duty as Tweed priest abuser kept on", February 1, 2014.

NSW, Sydney Morning Herald, "Department imposes strict childcare conditions on YMCA NSW", January 31, 2014.

NSW, ABC News, "Findings released into child sexual abuse claims at Anglican children's home", January 31, 2014.

NSW, Fraser Coast Chronicle, "Police probe pedophile priest allegations from inquiry", January 31, 2014.

NSW, The Satellite, "Anglican Diocese damned in child abuse commission findings", January 30, 2014.

Australia, Stuff, "Salvation Army 'abused boys'", January 28, 2014.

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NSW, Newcastle Herald, "SHINE THE LIGHT: Home boys hit, caged, abused", January 28, 2014.

QLD and NSW, Brisbane Times, "Salvation Army 'didn't believe' abused children [video report], January 28, 2014.

QLD and NSW, Sky News, "Salvation Army abuse evidence shocks", January 28, 2014.

NSW, Cricky, "Shocking stories of sexual abuse at Salvos’ boys’ homes", January 28, 2014.

NSW, Sky News, "Inquiry hears extreme Salvo child abuse", January 28, 2014.

NSW, The Australian, "Salvation Army officers abuse of children 'violent and extreme'', January 28, 2014.

Australia, The Guardian, "Commission hears of hungry boys eating grass at Salvation Army home", January 28, 2014.

NSW, ABC News AM, "Royal commission to hear cases of severe sexual, physical abuse at Salvation Army boys' homes [w/ audio report]", January 28, 2014.

NSW, The Daily Telegraph, "Shining the spotlight on Salvation Army abuse", January 27, 2014.

QLD and NSW, 9 News, "Salvo homes subject to inquiry", January 26, 2014.

NSW, Weekly Times, "Church official amends commission evidence", January 24, 2014.

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NSW, Sydney Morning Herald, "No cheap deals by church, inquiry told", January 23, 2014.

NSW, The West Australian, "Catholic Brother defends response to school abuse", January 23, 2014.

Sydney, Sky News, "Clergyman denies lying to abuse victim", January 23, 2014.

NSW, ABC News, "Inquiry hears paedophile Ross Murrin still a member of Marist Brothers Catholic order", January 22, 2014.

NSW, Sky News, "Church abuse response 'flawed'", January 22, 2014.

Sydney, SBS, "Child abuse inquiry reopens in Sydney", January 20, 2014.

Queensland, ABC News, "Royal Commission to probe handling of Catholic school assaults", January 17, 2014.

Queensland, Ipswich Advertiser, "Commission to probe school's response to child sex abuse", January 17, 2014.

Australia, ABC News, "Men make up two-thirds of Royal Commission victim briefings [w/ audio]", January 11, 2014.

Australia, ABC News, "Child sexual abuse royal commission: Victims pleased with commission's progress after one year", January 11, 2014.

Perth, The West Australian, "Child sex abuse hearings in Perth", January 8, 2014.

Western Australia, WA Today, "Royal Commission into child abuse heading to WA", January 7, 2014.

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