Pru welcomes child sex inquiry but warns against witch hunt

Member for Goulburn Pru Goward is cautioning the Federal Government not to make a witch hunt out of a Royal Commission into sex abuse.

This comes after Labor backbenchers joined independent MPs and the Greens in calling for an enquiry.

The investigation will include all religious organisations, children in state care, and schools.

In the meantime the Minister for Community Services says the enquiry needs to be all encompassing and not just single out certain groups.