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new questions about suicides of clergy abuse survivors should spark another inquiry

Written by Kathleen McPhillips, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle

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Investigative journalist Suzie Smith’s new book The Altar Boys is a searing read that raises new questions about the suicides of three former victims of Catholic clergy child sexual abuse.

Smith, a former award-winning ABC journalist, has been covering the clerical abuse crisis in the Maitland-Newcastle diocese for many...

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