Over nine weeks of hearings, witnesses told of how a paedophile nurse was left to operate inside a children's ward, how school children were not believed, and about widescale abuse facing youth detainees in a 'monster' prison.
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Tasmania's commission of inquiry has heard shocking stories of failure after failure to address child abuse in the state's institutions. Stories of how a paedophile was left to operate inside Launceston General Hospital's children's ward, how school children were not believed while predatory teachers were moved to new roles, and about widescale abuse facing youth detainees in a "monster" prison.
Witnesses bravely told their stories over nine weeks of hearings last year, and today commissioners will hand their report — containing thousands of pages across multiple volumes — to the state's governor.
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