30 Oct 2024

Govt reveals settlement top up for Lake Alice abuse survivors

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 30 October 2024

'We wanted to do right by survivors,' the words of Minister Erica Stanford in revealing a settlement top up for some Lake Alice abuse survivors. The government today announced that a group of survivors of the former psychiatric hospital will get between $15,000 and $55,000 each to cover the legal fees they originally paid for themselves when reaching a settlement. The Minister overseeing the government abuse response, Erica Stanford spoke to Lisa Owen.