Frank Golding

Author, Researcher, Historian

Month: March 2018

Redress for All Forms of Abuse.

By fgolding@bigpond.net.auPosted on Posted in Orphanage, Child Welfare, Social History, Adoption, State Wards, Children’s Homes, Foster Care, Children’s Institutions, Golding, Sinnett, Neglected, Child Abuse, Family,, Redress, Sexual Abuse, Uncategorized2 Comments on Redress for All Forms of Abuse.

Senator Derryn Hinch was a member of the Senate Committee examining the Bill before the Parliament on a national redress scheme. The Senator demonstrated that not all politicians come to meetings like this one with a closed mind. A few days after the hearing, he posted the following part of his diary on Crikey.com. These […]

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Another Apology

By fgolding@bigpond.net.auPosted on Posted in Apologies, Forgotten Australians, Orphanage, Child Welfare, Social History, Adoption, State Wards, Children’s Homes, Foster Care, Children’s Institutions, Golding, Sinnett, Neglected, Child Abuse, Family,, Redress, Sexual Abuse2 Comments on Another Apology

Formal Apologies: What do they mean? Do they matter?     The Prime Minister has set up a committee to provide advice on a proposed national apology to Australians who were sexually abused as children. (See more here.) There are many things we’ve learned from past apologies. Care Leavers and survivors of child abuse have inspired […]

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