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Douglas Ross defends rerouting EU replacement funds for national service

DOUGLAS Ross has defended a plan to reroute replacement EU funding to pay for a return of national service for 18-year-olds.

The National (Scotland)

Historical child abuse law 'always apt to create confusion': ex-DPP

Victim says focusing on legislation problem is a 'cop out'.

The Canberra Times

'They looked the other way': New book details church crimes and cover-up in Newcastle

A Newcastle survivor's story is at the centre of the book.

Newcastle Herald

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Defence minister cops grilling over veteran suicides

The defence minister has told a royal commission he doesn't believe people in his department are "hopeless" after airing issues about culture.

AAP

Navy veteran left 'broken' after treatment by military

An inquiry into defence suicide has been told how the military heightened the anguish of a former navy diver over the death of his brother by his own hand.

AAP

The Australian detention system was established to destroy us, but we refugees are still here

We were banished to Manus and Nauru, out of sight and out of mind. We are calling for a royal commission because the Australian public deserves the truth

The Guardian - AU

Urgent action needed to tackle military veteran crisis

A report has unveiled the disturbing number of Australian serving military personnel and veterans who have taken their own lives, with calls for urgent action.

AAP

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Progress on institutional abuse, five years since sorry

Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the federal government's formal apology to people who suffered abuse in government homes, churches and other institutions.

AAP

'Confronting' disability findings to be tackled quickly

The federal government has vowed to act in a practical way on the findings and recommendations from the disability royal commission.

AAP

The royal commission was split on phasing out special schools. Here is what it means for the Hunter

'When you phase out special schools, you eliminate choice and control.'

Newcastle Herald

Neurodivergent kids ‘dumped’ from mainstream education amid debate over special schools

The disability royal commission was split in its final report over whether segregated education should be phased out from 2025

The Guardian - AU

Disability advocates urge faster phase-out of segregated education following royal commission report

Many welcome some commissioners’ recommendations on inclusive education systems but say projected timeframe is too long

The Guardian - AU

The disability royal commission report is monumental. All Australians must confront its findings

The report confirms that abuse and violence thrive where people with disabilities are isolated and segregated from the rest of the community

The Guardian - AU

Developer ‘deeply regrets’ comments – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Government botches response to Lake Alice torture finding

The heads of Crown Law and the Ministry of Justice can’t work out between them whether the abuse of children at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital was torture. After 50 years the Government still refuses to say that what happened at Lake Alice was torture.

The Guardian - AU

ADF leadership ‘protected’ air force chaplain’s abuser, royal commission hears

Nikki Coleman accuses senior leadership of being ‘cowards’, telling inquiry she was urged not to complain about her abuser

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government refuses further one-year extension to royal commission into veteran suicide

Exclusive: Labor declines to extend the term of the royal commission’s inquiry after it cited ‘significant delays’ from Defence in providing information

Newsroom.co.nz

Hundreds of hate crimes initially slip through police net

A police data team has identified more than 1400 hate crimes that weren't tagged as hate-motivated incidents in the past year.

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Purpose-built MIQ facilities no longer on the cards

Cabinet has quietly decided not to progress with further investigations into purpose-built MIQ facilities and work on long-term contracted facilities is on hold.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison accuses Labor of campaign of ‘political lynching’ against him on robodebt

Former social services minister and PM tells parliament royal commissioner Catherine Holmes’s findings were ‘unfounded and wrong’

The Guardian - AU

Matt was abused by a Sydney Scout leader. Now he’s fighting a court decision that could end his pursuit of justice

Abuse survivor says ‘no one’s ever going to get justice’ as he appeals against permanent stay

AAP

Leaders called on to drive change in defence force

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has been told cultural change in the force must be embraced by all.

AAP

Unlearning aggression 'helps veterans in civilian life'

Veterans were given no process for resolving the aggression needed to survive on the battlefield, a former soldier has told an inquiry into defence suicide.

The Guardian - AU

The guilt I was made to feel at the hands of robodebt should be felt by its creators

Acting on the report’s recommendations would enable the true welfare reform needed in Australia. Hopefully robodebt is a wake-up call

The Conversation

View from The Hill: The 'sealed' chapter of the Robodebt report should be released

The secrecy surrounding the recommendations for prosecution and other action against those who drove or facilitated the Robodebt scandal threatens to dilute the impact of the strong findings of the royal commission.

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