Senate committee calls for royal commission into disability abuse

By Judith Ireland
Updated November 25 2015 - 7:23pm, first published 7:00pm
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert. Photo: Supplied
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert. Photo: Supplied

A Senate committee has found a royal commission is needed into the abuse of people with disabilities, after a parliamentary inquiry heard "shocking" and "cruel" examples of violence and neglect around Australia.

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