Category: Media

Victorian Government Apologises to Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Government Schools The Victorian Government has formally apologised to victim-survivors of historical child sexual abuse in Victorian government schools, acknowledging the systemic failures that allowed abuse to occur and recognising the lifelong impact experienced by survivors. Premier Ben Carroll delivered the apology in the Victorian […]

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School support worker secures significant settlement after being assaulted while protecting a student A school administration worker who was assaulted by a group of students while stepping in to protect a young person has secured a six-figure settlement, following years of physical and psychological trauma caused by the attack. Anna Pengelly, 62, was working in […]

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Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby after horror Monash IVF mix-up A woman has unwittingly given birth to a stranger’s baby after a horror mix-up by Monash IVF saw her implanted with another couple’s embryo. It is believed to be the first time in Australia that a baby has been born after the wrong embryo […]

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$350,000 for school library worker who hurt her back A leading Catholic girls’ school has been ordered to pay $350,000 to a library technician who was injured while moving heavy books during Covid lockdowns. The County Court ruled this week the Genazzano College library worker, who hurt her back while working at the school in […]

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Mum seeks answers after workplace fall leaves son with lifelong brain injury Curtis Cook adored footy, his mates and time with his family. But his loved ones were forced to spend his 21st birthday by his hospital bedside, after a horror workplace accident left him in a coma with serious head injuries. Cook lost the […]

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  The family of a patient who took their own life inside a Geelong psychiatric unit says the government-run facility basically handed their loved one “a loaded gun” amid a probe into the grim tragedy. Bellamy Nieto, 22, was found dead at the Swanston Centre in June last year just days after attempting suicide in […]

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  Survivors of child abuse at a farm school in regional New South Wales have launched a second class action in a bid to receive further compensation for traumatic experiences inflicted on them. Former students of the Fairbridge Farm School in Molong received a $24 million settlement through a class action in 2015. A year later, New […]

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  A parent whose child was one of eight children allegedly abused by accused Melbourne paedophile Joshua Dale Brown is suing their former daycare centre for damages, as dozens of other families seek legal advice. Arnold Thomas & Becker said it was filing a claim against national childcare giant G8 – the operator of several […]

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  Arnold Thomas & Becker is preparing to launch legal action against childcare giant G8 Education on behalf of families whose children were allegedly sexually abused by accused paedophile Joshua Dale Brown. It comes as police last week identified four new childcare centres where Mr Brown worked – Arnold Thomas & Becker is representing multiple […]

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  Angry parents and peak bodies have slammed a new report promising to overhaul Victoria’s troubled childcare system, with one mum calling the recommendations a “joke”. The Rapid Child Safety Review — made public on Wednesday, five days after being delivered to government — called for a sweeping overhaul to the state’s childcare regime. This included […]

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