Institutional Child Abuse

Koffels Solicitors & Barristers urge anyone connected to Whalan Public School in the mid-to-late 1980s to share information about historical child sexual abuse. Even small details or memories could assist ongoing investigations and support survivors seeking justice

The ACT proposes broader organisational liability for child abuse after Bird v DP. This Q&A explains what’s changing, why survivors’ groups support reform, why Scouts ACT is concerned, and what these changes could mean for community organisations and survivors.

We are calling for information from former students or staff of St Pius X, Adamstown. This relates to abuse by former principal Fr Tom Brennan during 1973–1983. Confidential discussions available with our experienced legal team.

Dr Peter Harris, founding principal of Billanook College, was charged in 2019 with historical child sexual abuse offences. The allegations relate to his time at Haileybury College, Maryborough Christian Community College, and locations in Castlemaine and East Melbourne.

Former Hobart teacher Keith Athol Bates-Willie has been found guilty on 14 charges of child sexual abuse spanning decades. We explain the verdict, key evidence, defence arguments, and what to expect as the Tasmanian Supreme Court prepares for sentencing.

The Keith Athol Bates-Willie trial details decades of alleged abuse at Tasmanian schools. We cover the allegations, defence response, and what to expect next as the jury prepares to deliberate in this significant historic abuse case.

The arrests of Joshua Brown and David James are indicative of an alarming trend within Australia’s childcare industry elucidating the need for urgent reform.

Survivors have come forward with claims of child sexual abuse at Wagga Wagga institutions in the 1980s–90s. Learn about the allegations, legal developments, and the rights available to survivors under NSW law

We are calling for witnesses from Tarlington Primary School NSW in the mid to late 1980s. Information about misconduct or abuse involving a maintenance worker may support a survivor’s legal case. All enquiries are treated with strict confidentiality.