New from us - Rotten Apple

They were the town heroes, the people who dominate every sphere and rule every room. But the rot set in when they used their power to groom whole communities and hurt the most vulnerable. How did they go undetected for so long? And why were credible reports buried for so many years? From Tasmania a…

14 | In Conversation with Grace Tame

Camille sits down with Grace Tame, 2021 Australian of the Year, to discuss what the Australian Federal Police have described as its biggest law enforcement challenge, child sexual abuse. It has been a headline issue in Grace’s home state of Tasmania for years with a recent Commission of Inquiry and…

13 | Organised Crime

This episode is a dive into some high profile cases that made headlines in Tasmania over the past few decades. There were rumours of organised pedophilia as early as the 1970s and politicians calling for a Royal Commission into alleged rings of predators in 2003. These cases inform some of the ongo…

12 | Another Hospital

Launceston General Hospital has dominated the headlines in recent years in Tasmania, with a wave of horror stories. But as staff at the Royal Hobart see matters unfold publicly up north, they were fighting to be heard on the south end of the Apple Island too.  Some key people we refer to in this e…

11 | We Fly As One

Since we first named the nurse offending on the pediatric ward in Launceston General Hospital, our investigation snowballed into alleged offending across Tasmanian institutions, including the hospital, youth prison and schools. This episode takes a brief dip into the Commission of Inquiry and what …

10 | An Announcement

The Commission of Inquiry into Tasmanian Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has handed down its final report. Copy into your browser or tap this link https://www.commissionofinquiry.tas.gov.au/report which delves into matters including key cases covered in the podcast to date. Season 2…

9 | Draft Terms of Reference

On December 17 2020, the Tasmanian Government released a draft for the Terms of Reference for its Commission of Inquiry into Childhood Sexual Abuse in Institutions. Basically this document is a guide as to what a Commission (think of it as a court) will investigate. It's hugely important to know t…

8 | Under Pressure

It started with a phone call, sent by the whistle blower I had intended you to meet. I wanted to wrap series one of The Nurse with a neat bow, ending it the way it began. But life is messy and things aren't black and white, so this isn't the episode I intended to write. Maybe one day we will meet…

7 | Here, There, Everywhere

Jim Griffin worked as a maintenance officer at the University of Tasmania for around a decade in the 80s and 90s. So why is that relevant now? And what does it mean for those who were on the campus when he had the keys? Tasmania Police are ready to deal with reports that relate to any criminal ac…

6 | Rotten Apple

An independent Inquiry has been announced into the matter of James Griffin and his alleged abuses at Launceston General Hospital. But some say it doesn't go far enough - we need a Royal Commission. We then go back in history, for clues as to what may happen next. Tasmania Police are ready to deal…