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ACCC to 'forensically' probe supermarket prices

ACCC to 'forensically' probe supermarket prices

The deputy chair of the consumer watchdog says the body will examine information on possible supermarket price gouging as part of a new inquiry.

Optus admits thousands more triple zero calls failed

Optus admits thousands more triple zero calls failed

Optus admits thousands more triple zero calls failed

Optus admits thousands more triple zero calls failed

Optus' revelation the number of unsuccessful calls to emergency services was 10 times more than first reported is "deeply concerning", the government says.

Gender pain gap inquiry to look into women's suffering

Gender pain gap inquiry to look into women's suffering

Gender pain gap inquiry to look into women's suffering

Gender pain gap inquiry to look into women's suffering

Women affected by health issues like periods, pregnancy, birth and postnatal care often feel overlooked, prompting an inquiry into the gender pain gap.

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Police urged to apologise for handling of hate crimes

Police urged to apologise for handling of hate crimes

At a time when discrimination and violence against LGBTQI people was rife, many victims were unable to turn to police for help, a government inquiry has found.

NSW police failed victims of gay hate crimes: inquiry

NSW police failed victims of gay hate crimes: inquiry

Mandatory training for police about the LGBTQI community and investigating possible hate crimes has been recommended by a special inquiry into unsolved murders.

Lawyer to review state legal aid during abuse inquiry

Lawyer to review state legal aid during abuse inquiry

Tasmania's government has announced a Victorian lawyer will investigate state legal assistance given to public servants during a child sexual abuse inquiry.

Public servant abuse investigations 'falling short'

Public servant abuse investigations 'falling short'

The time taken to investigate some allegations of child abuse by public servants is falling short of expectations, Tasmania's premier concedes.

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SA to hold inquiry into domestic, sexual violence

SA to hold inquiry into domestic, sexual violence

SA to hold inquiry into domestic, sexual violence

SA to hold inquiry into domestic, sexual violence

Premier Peter Malinauskas has announced South Australia will hold a royal commission into domestic, family and sexual violence after attending a roundtable.

'Fear, pain and distrust' as women reveal birth trauma

'Fear, pain and distrust' as women reveal birth trauma

'Fear, pain and distrust' as women reveal birth trauma

'Fear, pain and distrust' as women reveal birth trauma

Women continue to reveal their experiences of birth trauma at a NSW parliamentary inquiry. One mother has spoken of the sadness of missing her daughter's birth.

No system to evaluate racecourse levee before floods

No system to evaluate racecourse levee before floods

No system to evaluate racecourse levee before floods

No system to evaluate racecourse levee before floods

A former Federal Court judge is concerned there are no measures to assess whether or not a racecourse flood levee was working properly.

Commonwealth Games bid hampered by 'tight' timeline

Commonwealth Games bid hampered by 'tight' timeline

Commonwealth Games bid hampered by 'tight' timeline

Commonwealth Games bid hampered by 'tight' timeline

Consultants working on the business case for Victoria's 2026 Commonwealth Games bid did not visit any venues and were given six weeks to complete their work.

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

Corruption 'beyond dispute' at time of Croatian Six

NSW police had a culture of fabricating evidence at the time a group of men were convicted over an alleged terror plot, an inquiry has heard.

Inquiry probes 'Croatian Six' convictions for bomb plot

Inquiry probes 'Croatian Six' convictions for bomb plot

Inquiry probes 'Croatian Six' convictions for bomb plot

Inquiry probes 'Croatian Six' convictions for bomb plot

A judicial inquiry is reviewing the convictions of the so-called "Croatian Six", who were jailed over an alleged 1979 plot to blow up targets across Sydney.

Longer wait for troubled youth detention closure

Longer wait for troubled youth detention closure

Longer wait for troubled youth detention closure

Longer wait for troubled youth detention closure

Tasmania's government has provided a formal response to an inquiry into child sexual abuse in state institutions that made 191 recommendations for reform.

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Rent freezes only for 'extreme times', inquiry finds

An inquiry into Victoria's rental and housing affordability crisis has called for a re-examination of negative gearing instead of a rent freeze or cap.

'This country failed them': calls for detention inquiry

Refugees, politicians and asylum seeker advocates are urging the Albanese government to establish a royal commission into immigration detention.

Survivors call for Beaumaris abuse inquiry to widen

The National Survivors’ Day committee wants the Victorian government to widen the Beaumaris inquiry into abuse to include all schools across the state.

Optus inquiry to zero in on emergency calls, complaints

The federal government has announced the terms of reference for its review of this month's Optus outage, with a focus on emergency calls and consumers.

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Ageing population key health care challenge for NSW

A landmark inquiry into the NSW health system will not be adversarial or blame people working within it for issues and will rather identify ways to improve it.

Prisons boss rejects blame for ex-guard's sex crimes

A break-down in prison processes has been blamed for a former guard's persistent sexual abuse of female inmates at an inquiry into the crimes.

Guard's crimes a 'catastrophic failure' at NSW jail

The ex-head of NSW Corrective Services has conceded there were systemic failings at the women's jail where a prison officer abused inmates over several years.

Hundreds of emergency calls failed during Optus outage

A Senate inquiry into a 12-hour Optus outage that affected millions of Australians has revealed hundreds of triple-zero calls were unable to go through.

Rapist allowed to work in prison despite allegations

The governor of a women’s prison where inmates were raped says she was at a loss as how to deal with the former officer later convicted of the assaults.

A council spent $36m on a new pound that's already full

Councils and animal welfare organisations say they are being overwhelmed with abandoned cats and dogs amid calls to overhaul a "broken" system.

Families of gay hate victims 'reliving a nightmare'

Loved ones of LGBTQI people killed in suspected or confirmed hate crimes have spoken of their grief as a landmark NSW inquiry comes to an end.

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