Tardun is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

[2] The Christian Brothers Agricultural School was founded in Tardun in 1928 for child migrants from Britain.

As parliamentarians reflected at the time, the term "sexual abuse" seemed wholly inadequate given the awfulness of his experience.

[5][6] In December 2014, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that "Christian Brothers leaders knew of allegations of sexual abuse of children at four WA orphanages, including Tardun, and failed to manage the homes to prevent the systemic ill-treatment for decades.

"[7][8] It also found that the institution was concerned by the cost of legal proceedings, and "there was no sentiment of recognising the suffering of the survivors.