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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Peter Hollingworth hearing: complainant says secrecy ‘only serves to re-enforce harm’

Peter Hollingworth
Peter Hollingworth has been the subject of complaints over his handling of abuse cases in the Anglican church while archbishop of Brisbane. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

An abuse survivor told a hearing to potentially defrock former Anglican archbishop and former Australian governor general Peter Hollingworth that the secrecy around the proceedings “only serves to re-enforce the profound harm” to victims.

Hollingworth has been the subject of complaints over his handling of abuse cases in the Anglican church while archbishop of Brisbane, a role he held for 11 years before becoming Australia’s 23rd governor general.

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