Men allege abuse at ACT youth detention centre; renters eye housing drop; Trump cancels US livestream
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Morning everyone. Our top story is a harrowing but powerful exclusive about four men alleging they were abused as children at the hands of a guard at a youth detention centre in Canberra. After outrage at home and abroad – including from the Albanese government – Donald Trump has scrapped plans to livestream the execution of a convicted mass shooter.
We also look at how would-be homeowners are watching with a mix of nervousness and excitement as house prices fall, Australia sneak past New Zealand in the Rugby League World Cup opener, and 30 years of Sculpture by the Sea. Greens inquiry | Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has taken leave from the party room after complaints were made, triggering an independent review.
Steele-John said he rejected the claims and had referred them to the Western Australian Greens for a “fair, independent process”. Duty of care | Indigenous affairs correspondent Sarah Collard has spent five months speaking to former detainees of Australian youth detention centres who allege they were sexually assaulted while under the care and protection of the state.
The series, called Duty of care, launches this morning with an investigation into the ACT’s youth justice system, where four young men have launched separate legal actions against the government alleging they were sexually assaulted by the same guard. At...
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