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Robodebt victims urge action on royal commission report

The final report of the royal commission into the controversial robodebt scheme is due to be released on Friday.

AAP

Grass isn’t greener for GM trial in Australia

GE-free campaigners seize on an Australian trial’s withdrawal

Newsroom.co.nz

Crown responder disbelieved abuse allegations

As the Government begins to respond to the Royal Commission's findings and recommendations, the person leading that response was found to have disbelieved victims of state abuse and their advocates when she was in a senior role at MSD. Aaron Smale reports.

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Support for defence to engage with Royal Commission into suicide

'We .. want to make sure that families can make contact with us and participate in the commission, not just serving members and veterans.'

Newcastle Herald

Australian abuse survivors fight to stop Catholic church’s ‘new type of cruelty’

Survivors are lobbying to change the law to prevent institutions unfairly using legal stays to stop them taking cases to trial

The Guardian - AU

'There will rightly be criticism', DSS secretary told staff after robodebt hearings

Inside the Department of Social Services' reactions to the royal commission.

The Canberra Times

Jehovah's Witnesses apply for judicial review of Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care

The church argues it doesn't bear responsibility for care of children and that no abuse occurred that was within the scope of the inquiry.

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Church accused of adding to trauma of survivor by trying to thwart case involving paedophile priest

Catholic church’s claim he could not have been an altar boy because he was baptised Anglican proved to be incorrect but delayed case for a year, in a legal move being heavily criticised

The Guardian - AU

The biggest takeaways from the disability royal commission after four years of hearings

The final disability royal commission hearing wrapped up this week. Many in the disability community hope all Australians now see how widespread their abuse and exploitation is.

ABC News

Survivors welcome ruling stopping Marist Brothers using paedophile's death to block claim

'(Marist Brothers) should not, in my view, have the benefit of its own inaction', Justice Nicholas Chen said.

Newcastle Herald

MSD offers abuse victims 'full and final' settlement, despite Royal Commission report

Lawyer says victims of state abuse are waiving their legal rights if they sign, which may include access to other forms of redress that become available, reports Aaron Smale

Newsroom.co.nz

Catholic church denies giving paedophile priest 'unfettered access' to schoolchildren

The alleged abuse occurred in an ACT school in the mid-1970s.

The Canberra Times

Horror stories of aged care industry's crisis aren't the full picture

My wife is in an aged care home in Mayfield and has been a resident since October.

Newcastle Herald

Aged care's woes are well-known, but it's time for an enduring solution

The royal commission into aged care dropped a report, which appears to have been dropped from the political conversation just as quickly by our leaders.

Newcastle Herald

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Abuse in Care extension necessary to do the job right

The second extension of the Royal Commission's final report is to be welcomed but provides no reason to delay redress, which the Government agreed to implement over a year ago, writes Stephen Winter

AAP

New extension for NZ abuse Royal Commission

Royal Commission into Abuse in Care inquiry chair Coral Shaw says an extraordinary amount of evidence has required an extension to their work.

Newcastle Herald

Former Adamstown Anglican priest Chris Bird removed from office, stripped of Holy Orders

Anglican Bishop Peter Stuart apologised to those "who have been wronged by Father Bird".

ABC News

Victorian government reveals new gambling rules at Crown Casino including mandatory 15-minute breaks

The Victorian government has revealed new measures to address problem gambling at Melbourne's Crown Casino in the wake of the royal commission into Crown's licence.

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Wagga Wagga veteran services report rise in demand after royal commission visit

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide's visit to a regional city late last year has prompted a rise in service personnel seeking support.

ABC News

Defence personnel and veterans rush to beat Royal Commission deadline

A deadline for private submissions to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has prompted a rush of harrowing accounts.

The Conversation

Robodebt not only broke the laws of the land – it also broke laws of mathematics

Friday marked the end of the public hearings for the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. They painted a picture of a catastrophic program that was legally and ethically indefensible – an example of how technological overreach, coupled with dereliction of duty can amount to immense suffering for ordinary people.

The Guardian - AU

Catholic church in Australia accused of using deaths of paedophile clergy to shield it from legal claims

Advocates say church is using legal manoeuvres to ‘crush the children’ that clergy abused

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt inquiry commissioner criticises mainstream media, praising ‘committed’ coverage on Twitter

Catherine Holmes SC acknowledges role of social media in giving access to evidence while commending Guardian Australia and the Saturday Paper for their reporting

AAP

Wallabies' Kepu tells of abuse at NZ Royal Commission

Sekope Kepu has become an anti-bullying ambassador after revealing he was tormented as an Auckland boarding school student in his youth.

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt: five years of lies, mistakes and failures that caused a $1.8bn scandal

The royal commission ended on Friday, having heard shocking testimony from officials and politicians, and heart-rending accounts of the impact of the botched scheme

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