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Loretta Lohberger

Tasmanian government urged to hear from children as institutional child sexual abuse inquiry nears end

Tara, a former ward of the state, urged the government to ask kids what was right. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)

Children and young people must be involved in changes to make organisations safer for them, researchers who have prepared a report for the Tasmanian child sexual abuse commission of inquiry say.

Child safety experts associate professor Tim Moore and emeritus professor Morag McArthur co-authored a report, 'Take notice, believe us and act', which explores the views and experiences of 59 young people who have spent time in state institutions — schools, hospitals, out-of-home care or youth detention.

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