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Gay conversion therapy will be made a criminal offence in Western Australia after evidence of abuse and mistreatment at a Perth women's rehabilitation centre.

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Esther House inquiry uncovers allegations of exorcism and sexual assault

Multiple sexual assault allegations, reports of gay conversion therapy, forcible restraint and unqualified pharmaceutical treatment are among the harrowing list of experiences described by former residents of a West Australian rehabilitation centre in the findings of an inquiry revealed today.

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WA urged to ban all gay conversion therapy

Western Australia's government is being urged to ban the practice of gay conversion therapy in religious and non-healthcare settings.

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Health Minister Mark Butler acts after ‘concerning’ Crikey revelations on Hillsong-linked rehab

Minister seeks urgent briefing from health officials on the status of grants made by the Morrison government to faith-based services and facilities.

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Opportunity knocks: faith-based rehab bodies step in where states care not to tread

‘Politicians don’t give a shit’ about drug and alcohol treatment, says one leading expert. There aren’t any votes in it.

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Taxpayers pay for ‘Hillsong indoctrination centre with a mild interest in rehab’

The Morrison government approved a million-dollar-plus deal closely tied to Hillsong — one of two before the 2019 election it expected to lose.

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How to get your hands on government millions: tell the minister I sent you

Liberal Party connections played a key role in the fast-tracked $4 million grant made by Scott Morrison to the Pentecostal-linked Esther Foundation, now the subject of an inquiry.

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Troubled WA rehab centre in administration

The Esther Foundation women's rehabilitation centre in Western Australia has called in administrators amid claims former residents were abused and mistreated.

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Former Esther Foundation residents claim they faced mistreatment and abuse as facility enters voluntary administration

More than 20 women have come forward with allegations about their time at the Esther Foundation rehab facility, sparking questions about whether federal and state governments did enough to vet the organisation before investing millions of dollars in it.

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Esther Foundation, now subject to claims of sexual and psychological abuse, supported by multiple WA govenments

Official statements, news releases and the recollections of a former premier show how multiple WA governments funded, supported and celebrated the Esther Foundation, which is now the subject of a parliamentary inquiry.

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Inquiry into WA rehab centre abuse claims

Allegations of abuse at a West Australian rehabilitation centre for young women will be examined by a parliamentary inquiry.

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‘I feel a wave of relief’ — WA government inquiry promises truth on Pentecostal-linked Esther Foundation

A government inquiry will be conducted into the Esther Foundation following Crikey’s investigation.

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Esther Foundation faces rehab abuse investigation as agencies confirm referring women to live there

A parliamentary investigation will be held into allegations of abuse at faith-based women's rehab centre The Esther Foundation, as WA government agencies confirm they sent young women to live there.

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Statement of apology from the Esther Foundation

In response to the revelations uncovered by a Crikey investigation, the board of the Esther Foundation has released this statement.

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Perth Christian rehab facility apologises after allegations of psychological abuse, inappropriate treatment

Multiple women have told ABC about their experiences living at the Perth facility where they said treatment involved exorcism, and one woman said she was not allowed to speak for two months.

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Child sexual abuse claims leveled at Pentecostal-linked facility granted $4 million by Scott Morrison

Former residents of the Esther Foundation have alleged they were sexually abused and harassed by an employee at the facility.

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WA government wants to speak with former Esther residents following Crikey’s disclosures

‘I urge these women to report their experiences to police to ensure any criminal matters can be fully investigated.’

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The mission to save a marginal — when the PM actually did hold a hose

If faith in government means anything, there must be an independent inquiry into the Esther Foundation grants.

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‘This has to be made an example of’: a former Esther resident goes on the record

‘Their version of Christianity is not mine. What they do is not Christianity. They twist the Bible.’

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Just how did the Esther Foundation gain the PM’s ‘personal’ investment approval?

What a tangled web is weaved when taxpayer money is given to a foundation favoured by a Pentecostal prime minister.

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Scott Morrison ‘invested’ $4m of public money in a Christian group. For such a time as this?

The PM’s boast in 2019 became rather hollow after the Esther Foundation started to unravel less than six months after he granted the public funds.

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