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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luke Henriques-Gomes

NDIA admits missing red flags in case of malnourished brothers found in house with dead father

Composite image of two young men in shorts and tshirts standing on a sports field seen from behind
The brothers are now receiving national disability insurance scheme support. Photograph: Disability Royal Commission 2023

The national disability insurance agency (NDIA) has accepted it missed red flags in a case where two brothers with disabilities were found severely malnourished, naked and locked in a room, the disability royal commission heard on Tuesday.

The inquiry, which is holding its final public hearings in Brisbane this week, heard on Monday about the shocking case of two young men, aged 17 and 19, who authorities found living in squalid conditions in May 2020.

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