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22 April 2016

Neerkol orphanage probe raises systemic abuse issues

Sadistic nuns at a notorious Queensland orphanage dished out abuse in a toxic environment that festered due in part to inadequate government scrutiny, supervision and training, a royal commission has found.
The child sex abuse royal commission last year examined cruel treatment of 13 former residents of St Joseph's Orphanage at Neerkol, near Rockhampton, which was operated by the Sisters of Mercy between 1940 and 1975.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/neerkol-orphanage-probe-raises-systemic-abuse-issues-20160421-gobv7m.html