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Taxpayers could pay millions to abuse survivors if Christian Brothers goes bankrupt, court documents reveal

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Catholic order with a record of child abuse could be subject to hundreds of redress claims worth up to $65m

Australian taxpayers could be forced to cover up to $65m in payouts to hundreds of abuse victims when a failing arm of the Catholic church disappears, new court documents reveal.

Last month, the Christian Brothers, a Catholic order with a shocking record of child abuse, informed a court it was going broke and would not be able to afford to pay out survivors.

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