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Anne Connolly

@anneconnollyabc

ABC investigative journalist. Interests: aged care, guardianship, Public Trustees. Contact: [email protected]. Tweets etc are my views, not the ABC’s.

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A year after my ⁦Four Corners⁩ on Qld”s #publictrustee I am now investigating WA. This man can’t go home but pays $75k a year to live in aged care against his will. abc.net.au/radionational/…

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Stories about #statecontrol keep on coming. WA and QLD share many problems. Why do gag laws exist if these people want to speak out? #agedcare #DisabilityTwitter abc.net.au/news/2023-03-2…

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Another #statecontrol story about the #publictrustee. Even after you’ve died the law doesn’t allow anyone to tell your story. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-1…

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Despite alternatives for "Dan" to live at home with carers, WA's #SAT decided he needs to stay in aged care. He is being moved to a home closer to his young son but will he be locked in again? #publictrustee abc.net.au/news/2023-03-2…

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⁦So well deserved. ⁦Sarah Holland-Batt⁩ deserves this for her amazing work highlighting the problems in #agedcare and also the emotions we all feel in her poetry about her father’s decline in The Jaguar. This poetry is accessible and next level. abc.net.au/news/2023-04-2…

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We had to take legal action to tell these stories about Qld’s #publictrustee. PTs take $300m in fees from people with cognitive disability. Real questions of human rights. Watch two part special.

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Qld AG ⁦Yvette D'Ath MP⁩ won’t comment on our ⁦abc730⁩ stories for confidentiality reasons but then says “there are other factors involved in those cases that the public aren't aware of." It seems these #gaglaws are useful in more ways than one. abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2…

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Very pleased that our continuing investigation into the Qld #PublicTrustee on ⁦abc730⁩ was awarded a Kennedy for best short form current affairs. Thanks to producer Hannah Meagher and Fran McCarthy and Peter Hansen who told their stories. Other stories keep flooding in.

Very pleased that our continuing investigation into the Qld #PublicTrustee on ⁦<a href="/abc730/">abc730</a>⁩ was awarded a Kennedy for best short form current affairs. Thanks to producer Hannah Meagher and Fran McCarthy and Peter Hansen who told their stories. Other stories keep flooding in.
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Our 4corners story tonight. Will anyone be held accountable for what happened at Irabina #autism services? 18 families still in the dark about their children’s treatment. abc.net.au/news/2023-09-2…

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The families who went to Irabina for their kids with #autism and paid millions in #NDIS funds still don’t know what happened there. No one has contacted them. The Commission wont tell the ABC if the review results will be made public either. abc.net.au/news/2023-12-1…

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NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner Tracey Mackey will step down from her position just days before an independent report is due into a scandal exposed by Four Corners. By Anne Connolly⁩ #ABCInvestigations abc.net.au/news/2024-02-2…

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abc.net.au/news/2024-03-1… It's been a long time since I've posted but looking for feedback on this. Feel free to post here or DM me on 1. how much you are currently paying (monthly or yearly) for residential care and, 2 re home care, how many hours you get and what fees you pay.

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I spoke to ABC News Daily podcast about the taskforce recommendations and she asked: Should your inheritance pay for aged care? | youtu.be/P_zCxytBoUg?si… via YouTube

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I’m taking a deep dive into class actions and legal fees in Australia. Please feel free to email me at [email protected] if you have insights. abc.net.au/news/2024-09-2…

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Here’s a #truecrime podcast I’ve made about murders in a Newcastle #agedcare facility. We try to find out if the guy who did these has done more in #theinvisiblekiller. abclisten.page.link/3BoAF2iDLrXwNb…