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Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time

At the end of the 1960s, there was every expectation the Great Barrier Reef would be drilled for oil.

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Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

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Crossbenchers call for federal intervention after ‘deeply shocking’ revelations about prison deaths

Independents and Greens say national leadership needed after Guardian investigation reveals death toll from hanging points known to authorities

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Disaster happens when soldiers don’t act ethically. We can provide better training to support them

Recently, the government responded to the Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide. It adopted most of the recommendations designed to better support defence personnel.

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‘The social engineering of shame’: Rick Morton’s Mean Streak exposes the populism behind the unlawful robodebt scheme

At nearly 500 pages, Rick Morton’s Mean Streak provides a detailed account of the development and collapse of the robodebt scheme, which started in 2014 and is, in some ways, not yet finished.

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Survivors of abuse in care know how redress should work – will the government finally listen?

When Prime Minister Christopher Luxon stood in Parliament last week to apologise to survivors of abuse in care, his words were among many fine speeches by government officials and survivors that day.

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Why New Zealand’s PM has apologised to 200,000 abused in state care

The indigenous Maori population, who make up a majority of the survivors of state care, are unhappy with PM’s apology.

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'I'm David's mum': Julie-Ann Finney's one-woman protest inside Parliament House

She's attended every Senate estimates since her son David died in 2019.

The Canberra Times

How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing

In July 2023, after the release of the damning Robodebt Royal Commission report, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared:

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‘I served my country, but I never felt so discarded in my life’: how the ADF pushed its own witness to the brink of suicide

Exclusive: The ‘key witness’ in the royal commission into defence and veteran suicide tells how the process retraumatised them

The Guardian - AU

Victims of robodebt appeal to reopen legal case for government payouts

New evidence could provide grounds for further compensation.

The Canberra Times

Royal commission defends publication of secret military report, saying government didn’t ask for it to be confidential

Labor tables report in parliament hours after senators reveal it had been uploaded to royal commission website

The Guardian - AU

Flak flies as military justice review release misfires

A major review into Australia's military justice system, published by accident, calls for greater independence in the investigation of misconduct allegations.

AAP

‘Didn’t care enough’: here’s what the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide found

After three years of investigations, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has delivered its final report with 122 recommendations. The commission has carried much hope for veterans and their families – now we wait to see action.

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'Unacceptable': veteran suicide inquiry demands changes

Defence personnel need greater support to transition from military service to civilian life and access ongoing assistance, a royal commission recommends.

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'It has touched us all': report into ADF suicides looms

After years of testimony, the chair of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has shared what he hopes will happen once the final report is out.

Newcastle Herald

Curtains close on Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide

'Too many have paid a very dear price ... the ultimate sacrifice'

The Guardian - AU

Corruption commissioner Paul Brereton removed himself from robodebt referrals due to ‘relationship’, documents show

FoI documents show head of Nacc delegated decision not to pursue investigations into six individuals to a deputy commissioner

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Long-awaited Disability Royal Commission response leaves community cold

Federal Government adopts 13 of commission's 222 recommendations

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‘Lacklustre’ and ‘disappointing’ – experts react to the government’s disability royal commission response

Today the federal government released its response to 222 recommendations made in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability final report.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s disability royal commission response ‘deeply disappointing’, advocates say

Government announces $371m package but disability representatives said it failed to respond to the scale of exploitation

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne legionnaires’ disease outbreak grows – as it happened

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New Zealand Inquiry Reveals Decades Of Abuse And Cover-Ups

The Royal Commission report in New Zealand exposes decades of abuse in state and church care, calling for accountability and reform to protect vulnerable i...

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Tragedy and hope: what the abuse-in-care report will say and what has to happen now

The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care – to be tabled in parliament tomorrow – is a monumental achievement. It is a repository of immense tragedy and grief – and a storehouse of hope.

The Guardian - AU

The robodebt six: why it’s time we were told who was referred to the corruption commission

The royal commission’s ‘sealed chapter’ was designed to let other agencies investigate, not protect the reputation of those implicated

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