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Child Protection Department Reporting Procedures Labelled A ‘Mess’ 17/02/21

An indépendent inquiry has found the Child Protection Department’s current reporting procedure is a “mess” and sexual abuse against children in state care is not viewed by the agency as a “sufficiently serious crime”.A 61-year-old former CFS volunteer charged with allegedly lighting a bushfire just kilometres away from the burning Cherry Gardens fire has been denied bail. Prospect is South Australia’s most valuable suburb according to official state government data, with the combined capital value of houses in the area topping $3bn.And in sport, greater off-field opportunities and a chance to win a premiership together have fuelled one of the SANFL’s biggest defections.For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atadvertiser.com.au

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