And "7 percent of Catholic priests abusers…compared with 1 to 2 percent of Australia's general male population"

After 30 years in medical practice, seeing 150 patients per week, I feel able to comment. The "1 to 2 percent" figure is wrong - a ludicrously, unbelievably low estimate. Whoever said that has no idea how frighteningly common abuse is. Most victims I've encountered would never have met a priest. They've met mummy's latest boyfriend, their uncle, big brother, sport coach and similar.

It's obviously true that the Church has done a poor job of weeding out and dealing with abusers.The rest of society has done worse and still seems to be in denial. Pretending it's mainly a church problem isn't helping.

Dr Arnold Jago, Nichols Point

We have had the great privilege of getting to know two asylum seekers, both of whom arrived in our country some 15 years ago. They are kind, generous, courageous and cultured men who have proved themselves to be fine Australian citizens. And yes, they came by boat! How else could they come? One was being pursued by the Taliban who wanted to kill him. The other was fleeing from a cruel Islamic regime that threatened his life. In these circumstances, neither man had the opportunity to obtain the necessary papers for immigration, visas etc. These two people have enriched our lives. Personally, I am fed up with that mantra, "send back the boats".

Our Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton was formerly a member of the Queensland Police Force which is noted for its racist attitude. Those people on Manus and Nauru are becoming mentally and physically ill. Punishment for coming by boat.

Ann Lawry, Wendouree

Last week Princes Park in Carlton was certainly a night to remember. I was privileged to have been one of the 24,000-strong crowd who witnessed history at the inaugural AFL women's league game.

We all had high hopes for the first game's success, but everyone was blown away by the biggest crowd for a women's sporting event in Australian history. While I feel for the thousands of fans who couldn't get in, this was an overwhelming vote of support from Victorians.

CEO Gillon McLachlan deserves credit for personally explaining to the crowd that safety had to come first, and demonstrates the AFL's commitment to the new women's game.

Friday night was just the start, with three other fantastic games played over the weekend. I've seen that 10,100 fans watched Bulldogs v Freemantle, 9,250 saw Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney and 6,500 cheered on Melbourne v Brisbane. A total of more than a million people tuned in to watch the four games on television.

The support is so strong that there is already talk of moving the 2017 AFL Women's grand final to the MCG - what an amazing achievement for everyone - the men and women - who have worked so hard to get this league off the ground.

We want to get tens of thousands of Victorian women and girls more active. Our research shows that three quarters of Victorians (73%) agree that female sport role models motivate women and girls to get physically active. If we want to raise strong, empowered, independent girls, then we need more female role models in the public eye. So, don't just be a spectator - get out there and get moving.

Jerril Rechter, CEO, VicHealth