$350,000 for school library worker who hurt her back

$350,000 for school library worker who hurt her back A leading Catholic girls’ school has been ordered to pay $350,000 to a library technician who was injured while moving heavy books during Covid lockdowns. The County Court ruled this week the Genazzano College library worker, who hurt her back while working at the school in […]

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Fairbridge Farm School child abuse survivors launch fresh class action

  Survivors of child abuse at a farm school in regional New South Wales have launched a second class action in a bid to receive further compensation for traumatic experiences inflicted on them. Former students of the Fairbridge Farm School in Molong received a $24 million settlement through a class action in 2015. A year later, New […]

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States urged to act after deeply concerning Catholic Church ruling

  The High Court sent shockwaves through advocates for abuse survivors last week when it overturned a previous ruling on appeal, and ruled that a Catholic diocese was not liable for the historical sexual abuse of a young boy in Victoria. The original ruling had found the Catholic Church’s Ballarat diocese was legally responsible for […]

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Geelong High School abuse survivor sues state

  A sexual abuse survivor has sued the state after she suffered at the hands of a former teacher while a student at Geelong High School. The woman, who was abused by then English teacher Luke Joseph Martin, said school leaders needed to look out for signs students were being preyed on. Martin begun communicating […]

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