'Transparency and truth': Designs revealed for memorial to child abuse victims and survivors

Jessica Spresser and Peter Besley's "Transparency and Truth" has been chosen as the successful design for the national memorial to victims of child sexual abuse. Picture: Supplied

A tunnel of large glass arches will be constructed on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin as a permanent memorial to victims and survivors of institutionalised child sexual abuse.

The Canberra Times can reveal the successful design for the federal government's $6.7 million project, which was a recommendation from the royal commission into child sexual abuse.