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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Christian Brothers abuse victims to get ‘full’ compensation in backdown after controversial property sales

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The move came after the Christian Brothers order told a court it is broke and cannot afford to pay out survivor redress claims. Photograph: Kzenon/Alamy

The entity gifted vast property holdings by the Christian Brothers has agreed to help compensate abuse survivors in full, in a stunning reversal after weeks of public pressure.

The Christian Brothers, a Catholic order with a long history of clergy abuse, last month announced it was going broke and could not afford to meet civil claims from abuse survivors.

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