Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales
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Edmund Rice Education Australia, which received property holdings from the Christian Brothers, has agreed to provide full compensation to abuse survivors after reversing its previous position. The Christian Brothers had announced they could not afford civil claims, but public pressure led to the backdown. Survivors can now sue Edmund Rice Education Australia for abuse committed by the religious order.
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Abuse victims will receive full compensation after the backdown.
Edmund Rice Education Australia has agreed to compensate abuse survivors in full.
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Edmund Rice Education Australia can be sued over abuse committed by the Christian Brothers.
The Guardian- Abuse victims will receive full compensation after the backdown.
- The Catholic order has a long history of clergy abuse.
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Edmund Rice Education Australia can be sued over abuse committed by the Christian Brothers.
The GuardianThe Christian Brothers gifted vast property holdings to Edmund Rice Education Australia.
The GuardianEdmund Rice Education Australia has agreed to compensate abuse survivors in full.
The GuardianThe reversal followed weeks of public pressure.
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