The Green Party is appalled by the Government’s decision to severely underfund financial compensation for survivors of abuse in state care.

“This falls severely short of real redress, our survivors deserve so much better,” says Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson.

“In November, the Prime Minister stood in front of survivors to recognise that the abuse they suffered should never have happened.

“An apology is empty air without action. The Government has failed survivors by repeating the mistakes of old that resulted in the abuse and trauma detailed by the Royal Commission.

“To add insult to injury, the Government has now offered survivors well below what they deserve in this redress announcement.

“The Government is not only failing to heal the wounds of our past but is risking opening up new ones without real redress and a repeat of old mistakes.

“The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care provided us with harrowing testimony from survivors as well as invaluable insight into both how we failed as a society and how we must change. This was an opportunity to learn and do better as a country, an opportunity this Government has completely missed.

“The Green Party remains committed to working towards a future where every child grows up safe, secure, and free from violence,” says Marama Davidson.

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