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'Bad faith' public servants chased for state legal fees

Public servants who didn't act in "good faith" when giving evidence at a child sexual abuse inquiry need to pay back tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees.

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State settles further $7.5m child sexual abuse claims

A settlement of about $7.5 million will be paid to survivors of alleged child sexual abuse at a hospital the focus of a damning inquiry.

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Horrifying Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse In Tas Found Alleged Abusers Kept Working W/ Kids

The report found that alleged abusers were essentially defended by authorities and allowed to continue working with children.

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Abuse survivors hope 'watershed' report sparks reform

Survivors and their families have urged a state government to make cultural change and act swiftly on recommendations in a report examining child sexual abuse.

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Kids in care sexually abused for decades, inquiry finds

Tasmania's premier has apologised to child sexual abuse survivors after an inquiry found failings across multiple government institutions.

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Extension granted for Tassie child abuse inquiry report

Tasmania's inquiry into child sexual abuse in government institutions has been granted a four-month extension for its final report.

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Tasmania child abuse inquiry to release special report

A commission of inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmanian government institutions will release a special report examining the experiences of young people.

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Hospital sex-abuse report rebukes leaders

Tasmania's government will implement all 92 recommendations of a review which found shortcomings at a hospital examined at a child sexual abuse inquiry.

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Detention centre 'regrets': ex-Tas premier

A former premier of Tasmania says he regrets not doing more to ensure the safety of children at the troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre.

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Tas premier says sorry to abuse survivors

Tasmania's premier has delivered a formal apology to victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in state institutions after harrowing evidence at an inquiry.

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Launceston General Hospital missed a chance to change culture in the 90s, former business manager says

Despite leaving his job at the Launceston General Hospital at the end of the 90s, Lawrence Donaldson is passionate about cultural change at the institution.

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Tas govt date gaffe prompts apology change

The Tasmanian government has rescheduled an apology to survivors of child sexual abuse after it was planned on the anniversary of a perpetrator's death.

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Tasmania's child abuse inquiry praises 'tenacity' of victim-survivors in face of systemic failures

Tasmania's commission of inquiry into child abuse sums up systemic failures and thanks victim-survivors after eight weeks of harrowing evidence at public hearings.

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Hospital head unaware of any 'marked changes' to systems after paedophile nurse's offending

Peter Renshaw says he is "not aware of any marked changes" at the hospital after it became aware of the extent of paedophile nurse James Geoffrey Griffin's offending, a commission of inquiry hears.

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Abuse revelations 'muddled' Tas hospital

An inquiry has been told processes at a Tasmanian hospital where a pedophile nurse worked have not markedly changed since his offending came to light.

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LGH head accused of 'lack of insight' into pain he was causing in denying 11yo's alleged rape

The head of medical services at the Launceston General Hospital is accused of showing "an astonishing lack of insight into the pain" he was causing when he said he did not believe the alleged rape of an 11-year-old patient occurred.

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Tas hospital manager denies abuse cover-up

A human resources manager at Tasmania's Launceston General Hospital has denied deliberately covering up an allegation of child sexual abuse against a nurse.

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Tas youth centre boss 'not told' of abuse

The ex-manager of a Tasmanian youth detention centre has told an inquiry that he wasn't made aware of historical allegations against a senior staffer.

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Tas abuse inquiry prompts public forums

Community forums will be held in Tasmania as the health department aims to rebuild trust after harrowing evidence heard at a child sexual abuse inquiry.

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National boss to lead Tas hospital review

The Tasmanian government has announced the two co-chairs of a review into a hospital at the centre of child sexual abuse allegations.

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Tassie victim support service underfunded

An inquiry into child sexual abuse in Tasmania has been told the state's victims of crime support service is underfunded amid a rise in demand.

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Tasmania Police apologise to abuse victims over paedophile James Geoffrey Griffin

Tasmania Police was handed credible evidence that a man working as a children's nurse had been discussing child abuse online, years before he was charged — but nothing was done because it was "filed inappropriately".

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Health department boss Kathrine Morgan-Wicks's tearful apology to abuse victims at commission of inquiry

After listening to hours of child abuse horror stories from victims and family members, the head of Tasmania's health department took her turn in the witness box, tearfully apologising for their hurt and pledging the department she now leads would never again fail so badly.

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Tasmania police sorry for abuse failings

Tasmania's top police officer has apologised for multiple failures investigating a male nurse, who was ultimately charged with child sexual abuse offences.

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Victim of paedophile James Griffin yet to hear acknowledgment of suffering, commission of inquiry hears

A victim-survivor who was abused by notorious paedophile James Griffin tells the commission of inquiry that when she finally built up the courage to go to police, they told her they "couldn't charge a dead person".

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