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Inquiry into unsolved hate crimes gets underway

Senior Counsel Assisting Peter Gray providing a statement during the Special Commission of Inquiry into historical LGBTIQ deaths

Senior Counsel Assisting Peter Gray providing a statement during the Special Commission of Inquiry into historical LGBTIQ deaths Source: AAP / PAUL MILAZZO/PR IMAGE

A special commission of inquiry has opened into LGBTIQ+ hate crimes and the unsolved murders of thosre who had their lives cut short. The landmark probe being held in New South Wales is in response to a past wave of anti-gay acts in Sydney and homophobic attitudes causing serious harm.


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By Stephanie Corsetti

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A special commission of inquiry has opened into LGBTIQ+ hate crimes and the unsolved murders of thosre who had their lives cut short. The landmark probe being held in New South Wales is in response to a past wave of anti-gay acts in Sydney and homophobic attitudes causing serious harm.



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