Apology to child sex abuse victims

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a formal apology on Monday to the country's victims of child sex abuse, saying the nation must acknowledge their long, painful journey and its failure to protect them.

Morrison's emotional speech given in Parliament before hundreds of survivors followed the conclusion of a Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the nations' highest level of inquiry.

"Today as a nation we confront our failure to listen, to believe, and to provide justice," he said, adding: "We say sorry."