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Western Australia - Event
Redress WA (2008 - 2011)
State of Western Australia
- From
- 2008
- To
- 2011
The Redress WA scheme was established by the Government of Western Australia to acknowledge and apologise to adults who, as children, were abused and/or neglected while they were in the care of the state. It ran from 2008 to 31 December 2011.
Publications
Newspaper Articles
- 'Redress cuts 'heartless'', Melville City Herald, 15 August 2009, p. 11. Details
- 'Letters to the Editor', The West Australian, 5 August 2009, p. 22. Details
- 'Letters to the Editor', The West Australian, 3 August 2009, p. 22. Details
- 'Opinion - State should think again on compensation', The West Australian, 13 August 2009, p. 20. Details
- 'Opinion - Range if spit fires a problem for Barnett', The West Australian, 24 August 2009, p. 20. Details
- 'Redress scheme will leave many disillusioned', The West Australian, 18 February 2010, p. 20. Details
- Catanzaro, Joseph, 'Farmed out to fear', The West Australian, 26-27 May 2012, pp. 63-65. Redress WA was the Western Australian government’s scheme to acknowledge and assist people who had suffered abuse in ‘care’. The scheme closed in 2011. Details
- Catanzaro, Joseph, 'Child migrant scandal', The West Australian, May 26-27 2012, p. 1. Redress WA was the Western Australian government’s scheme to acknowledge and assist people who had suffered abuse in ‘care’. The scheme closed in 2011. Details
- Dr Philippa White and Dr Debra Rosser, 'Helpful editorial', The West Australian, 14 August 2009, p. 22. Details
- Moloney, Caitlin, 'Victims can't be silenced', The Perth Voice, 15 August 2009, p. 3. Details
- Raphael, Angie, 'Redress WA grant cuts criticised', Fremantle Gazette, 18 August 2009, p. 5. Details
- Strutt, Jessica, 'Liberal Mp urges Redress rethink', The West Australian, 20 August 2009, p. 12. Details
- Strutt, Jessica, 'Redress abusers face legal action', The West Australian, 19 August 2009, p. 6. Details
- Strutt, Jessica, 'Outcry at cut in abuse compo', The West Australian, 29 July 2009, p. 6. Details
Reports
Online Resources
- Redress WA Guidelines: Guidelines to Provide for an Ex Gratia Payment to Persons Abused and/or Neglected as Children While in State Care, Government of Western Australia, 18 May 2011. Details
- Redress WA: Acknowledging the past. Initial scheme details (web archive)., Government of Western Australia, 11 February 2008, http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/81490/20080211-1621/www.redress.wa.gov.au/index-2.html. Details
- Holzer, Prue and Bromfield, Leah, 'Australian legal definitions: When is a child in need of protection?', in Child Family Community Australia Research Practice and Policy Information Exchange, Child Family Community Australia, Australian Institute of Family Studies, April 2010, https://aifs.gov.au/resources/resource-sheets/australian-legal-definitions-when-child-need-protection. Details
Photos
- Title
- Have you been in State care in WA?
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 16 January 2008
- Source
- The West Australian
Details
- Title
- Hansard List Redress WA
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 20 February 2008 - 28 August 2012
- Source
- Parliament of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- Redress WA scheme updates 2009-2011
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 28 July 2009 - 6 March 2011
- Source
- Redress WA
Details
- Title
- Breach of Trust by WA Government
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 29 July 2009
Details
- Title
- Redress WA Newsletter 1
- Type
- Document
- Date
- August 2009
- Source
- Redress WA
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- Title
- Redress Scheme Speech in House of Representatives by Steve Irons, MP
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 20 August 2009
- Source
- House of Representatives
- Note
- Steve Irons MP gave a speech in the House of Representatives objecting to the reduction in maximum payment to Redress WA applicants.
Details
- Title
- Redress WA
- Type
- Image
- Date
- 8 September 2009
Details
- Title
- Redress WA Support Services for WA Care Leavers
- Type
- Document
- Date
- November 2009
- Source
- Redress WA
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- Title
- Redress WA Newsletter 2
- Type
- Document
- Date
- November 2009
- Source
- Redress WA
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- Title
- Looking Back: Looking Forward - Lessons Learnt from Redress
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 27 November 2009
- Note
- The Public Advocate made 49 Redress WA applications for adults under guardianship.
Details
- Title
- Redress WA Newsletter 3
- Type
- Document
- Date
- February 2010
- Source
- Redress WA
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- Title
- Redress WA Guidelines (as amended 15 February 2010)
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 15 February 2010
- Source
- Redress WA
Details
- Title
- Redress WA Newsletter 4
- Type
- Document
- Date
- July 2010
- Source
- Redress WA
Details
- Title
- Redress WA - Payment Cap WA Motion Hansard p7139b-7158a
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 22 September 2010
- Source
- Parliament of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- Redress WA Newsletter 5
- Type
- Document
- Date
- October 2010
- Source
- Redress WA
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- Title
- Redress WA Newsletter 6
- Type
- Document
- Date
- March 2011
- Source
- Redress WA
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- Title
- Redress WA Guidelines (as amended 18 May 2011)
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- Document
- Date
- 18 May 2011
- Source
- Redress WA
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- Title
- Redress WA Information for Applicants at 28 June 2011
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 28 June 2011
- Source
- Redress WA
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- Title
- Redress WA Newsletter 7
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- Document
- Date
- September 2011
- Source
- Redress WA
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- Title
- Redress WA - Completion Statement by Minister for Community Services Hansard p7953b-7954a
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- Document
- Date
- 29 September 2011
- Source
- Parliament of Western Australia
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- Redress WA - Payments WA Hansard p9692d-9693a [Katanning Hostel]
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- Document
- Date
- 23 November 2011
- Source
- Parliament of Western Australia
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- Title
- Redress WA Scheme Hansard p4839a-4839a [Questions re police actions]
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 14 August 2012
- Source
- Parliament of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- Redress WA Scheme Hansard p4837a-4837a
- Type
- Document
- Date
- 14 August 2012
- Source
- Parliament of Western Australia
Details
- Title
- Make Redress Right
- Type
- Video
- Date
- 2017
- Source
- YouTube
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