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Health department boss Kathrine Morgan-Wicks's tearful apology to abuse victims at commission of inquiry

After listening to hours of child abuse horror stories from victims and family members, the head of Tasmania's health department took her turn in the witness box, tearfully apologising for their hurt and pledging the department she now leads would never again fail so badly.

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Launceston General Hospital executive heard details about paedophile James Griffin from a podcast

A senior executive at the Launceston General Hospital has told a child abuse inquiry that she got most of her information about an investigation into paedophile nurse James Geoffrey Griffin from two podcasts.

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Woman abused by LGH paedophile James Griffin flagged risk to children, inquiry hears

In 2011, Kylee Pearn told the Launceston General Hospital that there was a child abuser working in the children's ward — she knew because he'd abused her years earlier. The paedophile, James Geoffrey Griffin, would continue working there for another eight years.

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Woman flagged abuse risk at Tas hospital

An inquiry has been told a Tasmanian hospital failed to act after being told a male nurse had abused a colleague when she was a child.

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Commission of Inquiry hears little done to stop paedophile James Geoffrey Griffin despite report of child abuse material on laptop

A person who bought a laptop from now-notorious paedophile James Geoffrey Griffin decades ago alerted police of links to child exploitation websites and followed up after not hearing back, but nothing was done.

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Dorrigo National Park investment to rival 'the Daintree' with $56 million Gondwana-era walk

A four-day walking track featuring three suspension bridges over World Heritage-listed New South Wales rainforest is set to put Dorrigo firmly on the global tourism map.

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Wrecking ball to end Truegain's toxic legacy

Truegain waste oil refinery demolition and remediation expected to cost $20 million.

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NSW flood inquiry to hear from residents, businesses and local government in north-western Sydney

A parliamentary inquiry into the state's devastating floods will hear about the impact on residents and local businesses in Sydney's Hawkesbury region.

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People headed to snow urged to be careful after pair rescued in Snowy Mountains

Police have reminded people headed to the snow to be careful on the slopes following two men being rescued in the Snowy Mountains.

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NSW sexual consent laws to be enforced from today

NSW Police have backed new affirmative sexual consent laws, which will be enforced from today.

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Single-use plastic bags now banned in NSW

Single-use plastic bags are now banned in NSW, with other products such as straws, cutlery and plates to go before the end of the year.

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Single-use plastic bag ban comes into effect in NSW tomorrow

Tomorrow NSW joins the rest of Australia's states and territories by banning lightweight plastic bags. Here's what it means for you, and how our rules compare.

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NSW plastic straw ban: how will it work and what will be gained from it?

Single-use plastic straws, cutlery and cotton buds will be among items banned from Tuesday

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NSW single-use plastic bag ban next week

A ban on single-use plastic bags comes into force in NSW next week, with plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates, bowls and cotton buds to go in November.

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Gardens of Stone gazetted but projects like zip-line have some questioning conservation benefits

"Theme park" ecotourism will be developed and mining goes on in a new state conservation area where the NSW government is attempting to protect almost 100 endangered species.

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Mother tells Tasmania's child abuse commission of inquiry of feeling ignored, belittled by Launceston hospital staff

A mother increasingly frantic over what was happening to her daughter at a Tasmanian hospital says she called a child safety service because she did not know who else to turn to.

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Mother tells Tasmania's commission of inquiry about how paedophile nurse James Griffin gained family's trust

A Tasmanian mother speaks of her anguish at reading in a newspaper about allegations against now notorious paedophile nurse James Griffin, years after her daughter's death.

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NSW accused of politicising history scheme as Labor seats miss out on first round of blue plaques

None of 17 markers on buildings where historical figures lived or worked, or where major events occurred, are in Labor-held seats

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Endangered frogs jump back in the wild

NSW has released 80 critically endangered spotted tree frogs into the wild since the 2019-20 summer bushfires where only about 10 survived the devastation.

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Tiffany Skeggs breaks her silence about years of abuse at the hands of notorious paedophile James Griffin

In May 2019, Tiffany Skeggs went to police to report childhood sexual abuse. She never imagined that step would be the beginnings of Tasmania's version of a royal commission.

The Guardian - AU

Death toll rises to 10 as bodies found in Lismore and Glen Esk – as it happened

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Former health minister Sarah Courtney advised against airing concerns publicly about nurse James Geoffrey Griffin

In a letter, Sarah Courtney said raising the allegations against James Geoffrey Griffin publicly could cause "unnecessary distress". Since then, the government has established a commission of inquiry and the Griffin allegations are central to it.

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'Extinct' animals thriving in NSW parks

A groundbreaking project to help mammals avoid extinction in NSW has seen 150 animals released into feral predator-free areas in national parks.

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