Coalition would support sex abuse inquiry

THE coalition would support a wide-ranging royal commission into the sexual abuse of children, federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.

But he says such an investigation should not be limited to one institution.

Federal Labor backbenchers, independent MPs and the Greens have been calling for Prime Minister Julia Gillard to establish a royal commission into child sex abuse inside the Catholic Church.

The demand for a national response comes after NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell last week announced a special commission to investigate allegations of abuse by clergy in the Hunter region and a possible cover-up.

Mr Abbott says the coalition "would be prepared to support" a wide-ranging royal commission investigation into the sexual abuse of children.

"Its clear that for a long period there was insufficient awareness and insufficient vigilance when it came to predatory behaviour by people in positions of authority over children," he said in a statement on Monday.

"A lot of terrible things have been done, and a lot of people have suffered deeply.

"For these reasons, if the government were to propose a royal commission to investigate the sexual abuse of children, it is something the coalition would be prepared to support."

Mr Abbott said any probe must be wide-ranging, must consider any evidence of the abuse of children in Australia "and should not be limited to the examination of any one institution".

The community must have zero tolerance for the sexual abuse of children, victims must be allowed to heal and perpetrators must be brought to justice, he said.

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