Freelance journalist Nick Feik speaks in-depth about his essay for The Monthly, 'The Rotten Core', which details his own investigations and the findings of a Tasmanian commission of inquiry uncovering decades of abuse towards young people in the state's care, including at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre and Launceston General Hospital. Nick also talks about the damning Richardson Report into the Home Affairs Department and the media's current lack of scrutiny towards the then responsible minister, Peter Dutton MP. Nick Feik is former Editor of The Monthly. Broadcast on 21 February 2024.

Listen to Nick's essay in full here (free): https://tasmaniantimes.com/2024/03/the-rotten-core-audio-edition-by-nick-feik/ Or read it here: https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/february/nick-feik/rotten-core

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