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Institutional child abuse survivors call for compensation ahead of national apology

Advocates for people raised in institutional care awaiting the report of the sexual abuse royal commission in Canberra, December 2017.

Advocates for people raised in institutional care awaiting the report of the sexual abuse royal commission in Canberra, December 2017. Source: AAP

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Survivors of institutional child abuse are set to receive a national apology from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull by the end of the year.

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