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Sex abuse claims: disability group defends its standards at royal commission
A large disability group has passed external audits with "flying colours", inquiry told.
Rachel Browne is a Social Affairs Reporter for Fairfax Media
A large disability group has passed external audits with "flying colours", inquiry told.
A disability group refused to accept a 10-year-old girl had been abused in their care.
A disability support group was fearful of losing funding, an inquiry has heard.
An alleged paedophile left Australia without being questioned by police, a royal commission has heard
The mother of a young man with autism believes her son was denied justice.
Small schools lack the capacity to adequately investigate serious abuse claims, a royal commission has heard.
A disability worker suspected of assaulting three children has escaped accountability.
A woman who raised fears her daughter was being abused was threatened with legal action.
The Vice-Chief of the Australian Defence Force directly addressed abuse victims, telling them they were failed by the system.
Family life is "messy", says relationship expert Anne Hollonds. "We like things to be neat and tidy and controllable and that's exactly what families are not."
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