Abuse survivors sent from UK to Australia as children given fresh hope of redress from Prince's Trust

The charity says it has provided funds to compensate those sent to Australia by the Fairbridge Society, many of whom suffered physical and sexual abuse

Former child migrants sent from the UK to Australia by the Fairbridge Society may be a step closer towards receiving compensation for sexual and physical abuse, after the Prince's Trust said it was providing funds to allow survivors to make claims.

Many of an estimated 2,500 child migrants sent to most Australian states by the Fairbridge Society between 1912 and 1970 were sexually abused, as well as regularly beaten.