A serving member of the Australian navy reserve has given shocking evidence at a royal commission of how she was sexually assaulted as a recruit. A serving member of the Australian navy reserve has given harrowing evidence to a royal commission of her sexual assault at the hands of a …
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New Defence Minister Peter Dutton has backed a royal commission into veteran suicide in the clearest indication the government is ready to implement to the measure. The government has faced growing calls to implement a royal commission and on Monday inched closer to the measure, with new Defence Minister …
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An executive known as ‘Mr Fix-it’ with previous experience running casinos has joined beleaguered Crown Resorts as it faces a second royal commission. Crown Resorts has aptly appointed an executive known as “Mr Fix-it” to its board as another member of the old guard departs and the embattled casino operator …
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Coronavirus deaths exposed more cracks in Australia’s “broken” aged care system but there is hope it can change. After two years and 99 days of public hearings, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has wrapped up, with the commissioners to submit their final report in February. The …
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A police officer who gave evidence in the Lawyer X royal commission had underworld figures do a “walk-by” of their home days later, a court has heard. The officer is now trying to have their name suppressed in the Victorian Court of Appeal after their first bid was rejected by …
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The federal government is still not prepared for COVID-19 in aged care despite the first outbreak happening in March, the Royal Commission into Aged Care has heard. “Our elderly citizens, and their families, deserve better,” counsel assisting the Royal Commission Peter Rozen, QC, said in his closing submissions on Thursday. …
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