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Investigative journalist Rory Callinan has worked worked for Time Magazine, ABC investigations, 4Corners, SBS, Fairfax and now for the Guardian & Tribune.

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Rural firies’ comms system slammed in damning report

The rural fire service’s communication system has been slammed as outdated and confusing and vulnerable to a takeover by a “nutter” according to a tech savvy senior fire service officer who helped fight the devastating 2019 South East Queensland blazes.

Rory Callinan

15 May 2021

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Ex-Ipswich HR boss alleges he was sacked after raising concerns about investigations

Investigations into staff conduct at Ipswich City Council are under a cloud after the council’s former Head of Human Resources said he was sacked for raising concerns over whether complaints were being dealt with fairly.

Rory Callinan

24 Apr 2021

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More than a dozen victims of Ipswich paedophile principal come forward

A paedophile headmaster who was allowed to stay on at an Ipswich school after molesting a pupil, also took schoolboys out in his car during classes to sexually assault them, according to former students.

Rory Callinan

12 Apr 2021

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Ipswich paedophile principal may have had more victims

Claims a paedophile headmaster only molested one child at an Ipswich private school in the early 1990s have been challenged by the accounts of former students.

Rory Callinan

29 Mar 2021

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Investigation into Ipswich paedophile principal dropped in 1990s

A police investigation into a paedophile headmaster molesting a boy at an Ipswich private school in the mid 1990s was dropped partly because the deputy principal claimed the master was “not that type of person” according to the victim’s father.

Rory Callinan

20 Mar 2021

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‘Dom’s on the crawl’: Paedophile principal appointment cover up at Ipswich school

His reputation as an abuser was known throughout Northern New South Wales Catholic schools, but that didn’t stop Brother Dominic being appointed to an Ipswich private school. The Guardian & Tribune reveals the coverup around how a paedophile ended up in charge of St Peter Claver College.

Rory Callinan

13 Mar 2021