This is not the whole story on Hollingsworth. As I remember it what really cooked his goose was his remarks on national TV that it (the relationship of a teenage girl with a clergyman) was to a very large extent the fault of the girl herself.

There is a a difference between the Hollingsworth and Bryce circumstances . Hollingsworth was criticised priomarily for failing to deal adequately with a complaint of abuse prior to becoming Governor General , while Archbishop of Brisbane , when he had sufficient authority to deal with the complaint . The inappropriate remark which he made , after becoming Governor General , in the media about the teenage complainant , while serious , would not have led to major dissatisfaction with his performance in office as Governor General . Quentin Bryce , in her capacity as Governor of Queeensland , did not have constitutional power to act in response to the complaint made to her . As Governor , she could dismiss the Queensland government , only in very limited circumstances , chiefly , if the government had lost the power to continue governing . The circumstances in which Premier Jack Lang was dismissed were again different , and , if those circumstances arose again , it is doubtful whether a State Governor would dismiss the Premier .

Is this a book lauch?

An interesting topic to discuss, spoiled by point-scoring.

"The community has a deep and reflective interest in debating issues of child abuse, sexual abuse and paedophilia. Some events spark debate and have consequences for parties involved. Other events do not provoke as much attention – but should."

Because it's never about the best interests of the child but of position and profit, feminists and child support etc etc. Otherwise I have seen little interest in the community and nor are they allowed to be interested with the complete lack of transparency promoted in our laws.

This article also does not appear to have children or "abuse, sexual abuse and paedophilia" as a concern more than a useful tool to prove some point.

Jewely

My sentiments exactly.

Just like a couple who want vengeance on each other, using their children, most debates on OLO and other public arenas regarding the welfare of children, devolve into point scoring by embittered posters.

Meanwhile the majority - great parents whether partnered or not, get on with caring for their children - thank the cosmos for that.

Dear Dr Kevin Baker,

It's 2011 goddamit. It's the age of the internet which among other things is a wild west of untamed conspiracy theories, and here you go spouting off about state government shredding evidence and the governor general defending paedophiles which a single reference to back it up.

I found it so hard to believe I went looking. Turns out there is a federal government senate inquiry into it. If you want to get a feel for what Kevin Baker is on about, this submission on the cover up of a rape of an 14 year old Aboriginal girl will give you the idea:

http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/crimeinthecommunity/subs/sub171_1.pdf

If you have trouble sleeping at night you can always look at the senate inquires report:

http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/crimeinthecommunity/report/vol2fullreport.pdf

The terms of reference for the inquiry can be found here:

http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/laca/crimeinthecommunity/report.htm

simply put the National Broadcasters and other leftist media propaganda outlets threw tantrums until Hollingsworth got was forced to resign. Others who share leftist anti God dogma and yet are just as guilty as Hollingsworth are let off lightly. Just look at some of the vile guests on Q&A or the lack of coverage from the ABC of the vile comments made by Larissa Behrendt in regards to the dignified Bess Price. The God hating media knows no bound of hypocrisy.