Two alleged abuse survivors win first challenge against Australian Catholic church’s legal tactics

The two men, both Indigenous, alleged they were abused during camping trips from an Aboriginal mission in the mid-1970s. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

Two abuse survivors have won the first major challenge to the Catholic church’s use of permanent stays since a high court decision in October.

Earlier this year, two survivors, one of whom is dying, were blocked from suing the Armidale diocese over abuse they allege they suffered from alleged prolific paedophile priest David Joseph Perrett.