Abuse

From July 1 new child safety standards will apply to 50,000 Victorian organisations that provide services and facilities to children and young people.

ADF personnel have an extra year to report complaints of abuse under the Defence Reparation Scheme. COVID-19 has played a role in the extension.

As part of the latest event in the Kiah Consulting Elevating Excellence program, Kiah Consulting managing director John Glenn introduced a member of the program who he said reflected the culture and behaviour of his organisation – Mechelle Moore, CEO of not-for-profit organisation Global Alms Inc.

Making a difference can mean different things for different people. It can be helping a neighbour, supporting a charity, or volunteering at the local Salvation Army store.

Roslyn Atkinson has been appointed as the seventh commissioner for the disability royal commission, as disability advocates have threatened to boycott the inquiry. The first public sitting for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability will be held in Brisbane today.

The Department of Defence’s policies and procedures surrounding abuse must be trauma-informed and should foster a reporting culture, according to the Defence Force Ombudsman. The Ombudsman recently released two reports on abuse in the Defence Force.

Anti-corruption processes across key federal entities, led by the Australian Federal Police, have been enhanced in recent years in response to major foreign bribery cases. But no matter how good these measures are, they do little to weaken the case for a federal ICAC.