‘A sham’: Victorians abused in state care disdain redress scheme
Survivors of abuse in Victorian state care have slammed Jacinta Allan’s new redress scheme, knocking it as a ‘slap in the face’.
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Allan orders probe into magistrate training on avoiding deportation
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Magistrates taught how to avoid having pedophiles deported
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Woman charged over alleged assault on Lidia Thorpe at MCG
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Pallas slugs taxpayers $66k for latest overseas jaunt
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Allan govt to release swathes of land for new homes on city’s fringe
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Developers told to tip in millions under building scheme overhaul
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