Gerald Francis Ridsdale is a convicted child molester who abused children while working as a priest. He was born in St Arnaud in Victoria and brought up in Ballarat. In the early 1970’s, Gerald worked at St Alipius Boy's School, as a chaplain.
Priest jailed for inflicting child abuse on 21 children
Issue – Child neglect
In Australia, child neglect still remains a very serious problem. Child neglect often causes devastating impacts on children including their behavioral issues, health issues, educational difficulties and many times also mental health. These are long term issues that children have to face if neglected and Australian government needs to take serious actions to curb this issue.
Issue – Child discrimination in schools
In general, Australia is strictly against discrimination whether it is on any basis of sex, race, gender identity, political or religious belief and impairment. For this, Australia has signed international agreements in many areas like the Optional Covenant to the International Covenant on the Civil and Political Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child and even has joined hands with the UNICEF. But still, discrimination is familiar in the schools of Australia.
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