Commission on child sexual abuse 'national tragedy' ends

The events examined by the five-year Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse have been described as a national tragedy at a final hearing in Sydney. More than 8,000 survivors gave evidence in the inquiry, offering confronting details of alleged cover-ups by institutions and an immense failure to protect vulnerable children.

Supporters of the victims of child sexual abuse at the final public hearing to mark the end of Child abuse royal commission in Sydney. Source: AAP