The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Dreaming of Child Safe Organisations? by William Budiselik, Frances Crawford, Donna Chung

“…On 12 November 2012 the then Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced she was recommending to the Governor General the establishment of a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Following inquiries in Australia and elsewhere much is already known about institutional and inter-institutional child protection failures and what is required to address them. …”
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Negotiating Social Inclusion: The Catholic Church in Australia and the Public Sphere by Andrew P. Lynch

“…This will include an examination of its handling of sexual abuse allegations brought forward by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and its attempts to promote its vision of ethics and morals in the face of calls for marriage equality and other social issues in a society of greater religious diversity.…”
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Criminalising Institutional Failures to Prevent, Identify or React to Child Sexual Abuse by Penny Crofts

“…The current Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse provides ample evidence of why organisations can and should be criminalised for systemic failures. …”
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The seal of the confessional and a conflict of duty by Brian Lucas

“…The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse raised the question of what precisely is covered by the seal of confession. …”
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Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: Guest Editor’s Introduction by Michael Salter

“…The current Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has collected testimony of abuse in churches, schools, out-of-home care, hospitals and religious communities, demonstrating the breadth of institutional arrangements whose structures and cultures have facilitated child sexual abuse. …”
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