Amanda Gearing
The Guardian
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Patients dying daily due to poor ‘soft skills’ among Australian surgeons, experts warn
Nearly all avoidable deaths in surgery exhibit a breakdown in communication and cooperation, research shows, as doctors call for medical system reform → Read More
Countering ‘rape as routine’: world expert explains the key to getting coercive control laws right
Sexual assault in relationships requires entirely separate systems of reporting, says professor who coined term ‘coercive control’ → Read More
What is coercive control? These are the concerning behaviours
Queensland will soon criminalise coercive control, a distinctive pattern of malign behaviour closely linked to domestic homicide → Read More
Rebuild or relocate? Australians face painful dilemma as floods become the new normal
Residents cleaning up their mud-soaked homes in Queensland and NSW say they have reached ‘crunch time’ → Read More
Flood trauma resurfaces from 2011 as Lockyer Valley couple escape with their lives – again
They survived flash flooding a decade ago by climbing on to their roof. On Friday, Jean and Lloyd Warr found themselves huddled together on top of their ute → Read More
High court rejects Brisbane grammar abuse victim’s bid to reopen compensation claim
Other victims of paedophile who worked at the school say Queensland government ‘needs to make institutions look after victims morally’ → Read More
‘The injustice is appalling’: victims of Brisbane paedophile teacher pin compensation hopes on high court
A decision by Australia’s top court could open the way for fairer payouts for dozens of survivors of abuse by Brisbane Grammar school teacher Kevin Lynch – and for child sex abuse victims around the country → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Prominent voices support Porter rape allegation inquiry
Prominent fashion designer Gwendolynne Burkin adds her voice to the groundswell of support for an independent inquiry into rape allegations against Christian Porter. → Read More
Queensland moves to criminalise coercive control after murder of Hannah Clarke and her children
Annastacia Palaszczuk appoints taskforce of legal and domestic violence experts and victims to investigate how to legislate → Read More
Lloyd and Sue Clarke: 'Coercive control laws could have saved Hannah and her three children'
Their learning curve in 2020 has been steep and brutal. Now the parents of Hannah Clarke, murdered with her three children, want to raise awareness about coercive control → Read More
Coercive control: Hannah Clarke’s parents on the abuse that preceded their daughter’s murder
Hannah Clarke’s parents talk about the abuse of their daughter and what they wish they had known about coercive control before she was murdered by her former partner → Read More
Coercive control and domestic abuse: what might have saved Hannah Clarke and her children?
The red flags of coercive control might not be physical but often lead to fatal outcomes for victims of family violence. The push is on for new legislation → Read More
Caldey Island victim: 'It should be given over to the National Trust'
A victim of Thaddeus Kotik returns to Caldey after 35 years and is haunted by memories of abuse → Read More
‘The lucky ones died that night’: lies, survivor guilt and the Voyager disaster
Exclusive: A sailor who survived the naval disaster says he was pressured by a British officer to withhold evidence → Read More
Caldey Abbey: first male victim comes forward to describe sexual abuse
Man says he was abused by Cistercian monk during family holidays on north Wales island → Read More
Voyager disaster: 'The coxswain said "Sorry lads, we're done for" and sang Abide With Me'
Exclusive: Alan Hellier escaped 54 years ago from Australia’s worst peacetime military disaster – and believes the full truth is yet to come out → Read More
Woman abused as a child by Caldey Island monk waives right to anonymity
Exclusive: Joanna Biggs describes how she and her sister were sexually abused by Thaddeus Kotik and calls for an inquiry into cover-up of offences → Read More
Priest jailed for child abuse images lived on scandal-hit Caldey Island
Exclusive: revelations mean that four men convicted or accused of sexual offences against children lived or stayed on tiny monastic Welsh island → Read More
Woman abused by Caldey Island monk tells of lasting impact
‘Alice’ says she fled UK to escape the painful memories but would return to give evidence in any inquiry into abbey → Read More
Sex offender was hiding at Caldey Island monastery for seven years
Paul Ashton was found after seven years on the island when his image was posted on a Crimestoppers Most Wanted list → Read More