Royal Commissions

Australia's aged care sector is entering a stage of "critical" reform. So what do you do when a loved one is hesitant to accept requisite care later in life?

The issues that led to the royal commission five years ago have faded, even if they haven't all been fixed. As new issues like scams and the impact of artificial intelligence capture attention, advocates want banks to keep a focus on doing the right thing by their customers.

Kezia Whitton was abused by her brother when she was five years old. Years later, her former church declined to report him to West Australian police — but in a different state, they may have had to.

The Jehovah's Witnesses are still dealing with child sexual abuse with their own internal investigations and not reporting all cases to police following the royal commission. 

The Victorian government is asked to investigate whether former governor-general and Anglican archbishop Peter Hollingworth is suitable to hold a Working With Children Check after a church review found he had neglected children.

Drug importer Rob Karam is serving 35 years in jail in part for his role in the import of 15 million ecstasy pills, which was uncovered by his then-lawyer Nicola Gobbo.

The announcement is in response to six women being killed in alleged domestic violence incidents in recent weeks.

Advocates have repeatedly called for a commission after the deaths of six South Australians in little more than a month.

The government has been facing mounting pressure to launch an inquiry following the deaths of six South Australians from alleged family and domestic violence in recent weeks.

Ethan says he is "haunted" by the abuse he alleges he suffered at the hands of three different men. He hopes his story inspires other victims to come forward, and a more compassionate approach to civil cases.

Not-for-profit group 'Firesticks' has been inundated with requests for cultural burns. Meanwhile, they say recommendations from the Bushfires Royal Commission are being ignored.

According to the group Counting Dead Women Australia, 58 women have been killed this year - many allegedly by an intimate partner or former partner.

SA's premier says while he is "willing to contemplate" a royal commission into gendered violence, the government is currently prioritising the passage of legislation to criminalise coercive control — a response that has left one leading agency frustrated.

The government says it has agreed to 'all 56' of the Robodebt royal commission's recommendations. So then why does the report list the number as 57?

The federal government agrees to all of the recommendations of the Robodebt royal commission, as it reveals investigations have commenced into 16 public servants connected to the scheme.

The federal government has accepted all 56 recommendations from the Robodebt Royal Commission saying it destroyed the lives of many innocent Australians.

The inside story of how the Commonwealth Bank went to extraordinary lengths to discredit whistleblowers and journalists who exposed wrongdoing within the company.

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff categorically declares people in charge of regulatory and oversight bodies were not subject to misconduct allegations by the state's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry. He was responding to a statement made by Independent upper house MP Meg Webb under parliamentary privilege on Tuesday.

The Voice campaign and its politics have confirmed we're in new political territory, where there seems little restraint or even regard for the truth — not just by fringe players but players central to our politics, writes Laura Tingle.

The parents of Aishwarya Aswath, who died while waiting for treatment at Perth Children's Hospital, say a royal commission is needed to ensure transparency following the alleged rape of a teenager at the same facility.

The guardianship and administration system controls the lives of tens of thousands of Australians, and there's growing pressure to lift blanked gag laws which prevent people in state care from speaking out.

A letter from a stranger is all it took to spiral Martin into losing control of his own life. The disability royal commission has made recommendations to reform guardianship legislation, including gag laws that prevent Martin from speaking about his experience.

The notorious detention centre on Darwin's outskirts was at the centre of a Four Corners investigation and then a royal commission. So why is a facility designed to replace it still not finished?

Ed Croft, who testified before the disability royal commission, says his son experienced significant problems in mainstream schooling and parents need to be able to choose.

Families and advocates are hopeful positive changes will come from the more than 220 disability royal commission recommendations, but say impacted people must be at the heart of the response. WARNING: This story contains images that may distress some readers.