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Compo win against Australia Post- re-instatement of liability

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Alysha: Ashley whistleblower case settles after bitter legal fight

The Mercury

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More Details Needed re Proposed Care Leaver Redress Scheme

Premier of Victoria

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Former Ashley Youth Detention Centre detainees lodge class action over alleged abuse

ABC

Mathilda Robertson 12/8/22 Mathilda Robertson 12/8/22

Former youth detainees suing Tas govt

Perth Now

Mathilda Robertson 11/8/22 Mathilda Robertson 11/8/22

Victim of paedophile John Wayne Millwood alleges compensation being avoided through divesting of assets

ABC

Laura Coutts 1/7/22 Laura Coutts 1/7/22

Compo win against National Australia Bank

Mathilda Robertson 11/6/22 Mathilda Robertson 11/6/22

Isolation. Strip-searches. Rape: Inside a Tasmanian youth detention centre

The Age

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Injured Telstra linesmen stuck after being told to do job against doctors' orders

ABC

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Hanna told her church she was abused. Years later, her abuser was still working with children

SBS

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Government to pay out $5.3 million to victims of Tasmanian paedophile teacher Anthony LeClerc

The Examiner

Laura Coutts 27/11/21 Laura Coutts 27/11/21

LeClerc Group Action Settled

Laura Coutts 10/11/21 Laura Coutts 10/11/21

Private Employees overtake Public Servants covered by Comcare Scheme

Mathilda Robertson 29/10/21 Mathilda Robertson 29/10/21

“It’s disgusting”: Former Ashley detainee reveals the hell inside

The Mercury
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Education Department finishes inquiry into handling of sexual abuse allegations; victim wants reports released

The Examiner

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It should be shut straight away’: Critics slam three-year lag to shut troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre

The Mercury
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Mathilda Robertson 21/9/21 Mathilda Robertson 21/9/21

Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania's north to close down and be replaced by two new facilities

ABC

Laura Coutts 27/8/21 Laura Coutts 27/8/21

Commonwealth Government proposes further changes to the National Redress Scheme

Mathilda Robertson 21/8/21 Mathilda Robertson 21/8/21

Tasmanian government facing huge bill over allegations of abuse by former Ashley Youth Detention centre detainees

ABC

Mathilda Robertson 20/8/21 Mathilda Robertson 20/8/21

Former Ashley detainee sues Tasmanian government

The Mercury
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Proposed Amended Comcare Guide to the Assessment of Permanent Injuries will make it harder for injured workers to recover lump sum Compensation