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Christian Brothers spending $1.7m a week on abuse cases, funds running out
Key takeaways
- The Christian Brothers religious order has applied for a stay to all civil cases to be adjourned until next week.
- A court has heard the Christian Brothers religious order will run out of cash by September, as it spends $1.7 million a week paying victims of abuse.
- An application from the order to place a stay on all civil claims against it has been adjourned to next week.
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The Christian Brothers religious order has applied for a stay to all civil cases to be adjourned until next week. (ABC News: Floss Adams)
A court has heard the Christian Brothers religious order will run out of cash by September, as it spends $1.7 million a week paying victims of abuse.
An application from the order to place a stay on all civil claims against it has been adjourned to next week.
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