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Fairbridge abuse survivors welcome government help after talks fail with Prince Charles’s charity
The Federal and State Governments will step in to pay the redress claims of dozens of survivors of abuse at Fairbridge Farm Schools, after negotiations fail with charities linked to Prince Charles.
Key points:
- Former child migrants at Fairbridge Farm Schools will finally be able to access redress for abuse suffered after years of delays
- The Commonwealth and State Governments will meet the costs of at least 70 claims from Fairbridge abuse survivors
- The original Fairbridge Society no longer exists but sent thousands of children to five homes in WA, NSW, Tasmania, Victoria,and SA
Social Services Minister Anne Ruston said both levels of government will fund redress claims from UK child migrants abused at five Fairbridge Farm Schools across…
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