Orphans 'left to die': state parliamentary inquiry into child abuse told

Former wards of the state have called for a public apology and compensation for abuse committed in orphanages and foster homes between the 1950s and 1980s. 
CLAIMS that orphans were murdered, tortured or left to die from injuries while under the care of religious organisations and the state were heard yesterday by a state parliamentary inquiry into child abuse.

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