Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday asked states and territories, as well as churches, charities and other institutions to compensate victims of child sexual abuse.
New South Wales and Victoria – the country’s most populous states – will start paying survivors of abuse up to 150,000 Australian dollars (117,000 US dollars) from July as part of a national redress scheme.
The scheme was one of the key recommendations of the five-year Royal Commission investigation into tens of thousands of children sexually abused between 1960 and 2015 in Australian institutions.
Turnbull said it was a historic moment for people who have suffered “cruel and evil” violence.
“Redress isn’t compensation. The process is about healing and moving forward while accepting the system failed every single person in Australia who suffered sexual abuse in an institution that was…
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