The growing call for an independent inquiry to tackle church abuse and the Auditor-General’s report on public housing lead this media update. Donor-conceived children, youth suicide in the Northern Territory and a report linking vulnerability to the London riots also feature.
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Call for independent inquiry into church abuse
- Priests call for abuse inquiry, The Age, 29 March 2012
- Senior Melbourne priests call for independent abuse inquiry, Radio National AM, 29 March 2012
Public housing crisis
- Public housing in crisis as funding runs short, The Age, 29 March 2012
- Public housing situation ‘critical’, 774 ABC Melbourne, 29 March 2012
- Homelessness rising in regional Victoria, ABC Radio National The World Today, 28 March 2012
Youth suicide in the Northern Territory
- NT suicide, ABC Radio National Breakfast, 29 March 2012
- NT select committee tables report on youth suicide, ABC Radio National PM, 28 March 2012
Donor children’s right to know
- ‘Donor’ children and the right to know, The Age, 29 March 2012
- We can’t keep them in the dark, The Age, 29 March 2012
- Health concerns spark call for sperm donor revelations, ABC 7.30, 28 March 2012
Report links vulnerability to London riots
- Riots sparked by social breakdown, The Age, 29 March 2012
- Riots, Communities and Victims Panel (where full report will be published)
- Related coverage: Riots hold lessons for State’s vulnerable children policy, Centre news post, 18 August 2011
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