People abused while in care are welcoming recommendations for the establishment of an independent redress system for survivors, but say the devil will be in the detail.
A group representing some survivors of abuse claims the estimated number of people abused while in care is well off the mark.
Survivors need to see action before they truly trust the Royal Commission, one of their representatives says.
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It says of the 655,000 young people in care between 1950 and 2019 nearly 40 percent were abused, about a quarter of a million young people.
The Royal Commission said the true figure of historical abuse in care would never be known because of large gaps and deficiencies in the data collected at the time - and the 250,000 figure may be conservative.
The Network of Survivors of Abuse in faith based care is putting the number close to 400,000.