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Media Release: Supporting survivors, children and vulnerable witnesses in the Tasmanian justice system

A Pdf version of this media release can be found online here This week, the Tasmanian Attorney-General announced the Pilot Intermediary Scheme to protect...

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Media Release: Congratulations Grace Tame

A Pdf version of this media release can be found online here On behalf of survivors of institutional abuse, IGFF congratulates 2021 Australian of...

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Op-Ed: Child abuse in sport happens if grooming laws aren’t enforced

This op-ed was originally published in The New Daily, and can be found online here The harrowing stories shared by the Four Corners program...

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Media Release: Sexual Assault “Gag” Law

A Pdf version of this media release can be found online here The Judicial Proceedings Reports Act or the “Sexual Assault Gag Law” as it’s...

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Media Release: Response to Vincent Ryan Release from Prison

A Pdf version of this media release can be found online here Today Vincent Ryan will walk free from Long Bay Prison. Ryan has...

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Media Release: Melbourne City Council Votes to Protect the Safety of Children

A Pdf version of this media release can be found online here I applaud the Melbourne City Council’s Future Melbourne Committee for unanimously adopting the principles...

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Media Release: Survivors’ Response to Gerald Ridsdale Sentence

A Pdf version of this media release can be found online here Many survivors will be feeling a sense of relief at the sentence...

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Media Release: Responding to Gerald Ridsdale’s Legal Defence

A Pdf version of this media release can be found online here The fact that Gerald Ridsdale would mount such an obscene defence, simply...

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Media Release: Survivors Respond to Initial Redacted Royal Commission Findings

A Pdf of this media release can be found here While many in our community already knew what the findings have now proven to...

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Media Release: IGFF Response to the Pell Interview

A Pdf of this media release can be found online here  George Pell has had his day in court, now it’s time that the...

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Media Release: George Pell has his say…again!

A Pdf of this media release can be found here Tonight George Pell will speak to the media for the first time since last...

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Media Release, 7 April 2020

Today is hard day for Survivors of institutional abuse, their families and their supporters. While I hold the deepest respect for the High Court,...

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