Vic premier attacks Church on abuse reform

By Georgie Moore
Updated August 15 2019 - 6:48pm, first published 6:41pm
Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy says the rights of children trump religious practices.
Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy says the rights of children trump religious practices.

Victoria's premier says the culture of covering up child sexual abuse must end after Melbourne's most senior Catholic said he'd rather go to jail than reveal if someone confessed to him.

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