The Australian Federal Police's Victim Identification Team is worthy of a lot of praise, but not a lot of people know about it or consider the fact that the work they do is extremely traumatic work done by real people.

Kirsty Clarke and Kate Laidler are both a part of the team, and they talk to 10 News First's Chloe Bouras about this unenviable but vital job.

This episode contains discussion of child sexual abuse. If this causes any issues for you, please contact ReachOut at https://au.reachout.com or Lifeline at https://www.lifeline.org.au or by calling 13 11 14.

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Three-year-old Tharnicaa has been living on Christmas Island for almost two years with her asylum-seeking family. Her recent medical flight to a Perth hospital suffering with undiagnosed pneumonia and sepsis has highlighted the family's treatment in detention and the desperate situation for refugees in offshore centres.

George Newhouse, a human rights lawyer, and CEO of the National Justice Project explains why the Biloela family is still in detention, and the bleak impact of Australia's immigration policy.

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Most of Australia's biggest cities have seen snap COVID-19 lockdowns, but none as frequently or devastatingly as Melbourne. 

Today, the people of the Victorian capital entered their fourth lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic as part of state-wide measures to curb a growing number of cases. 

But why does this keep happening in Melbourne?

Is it the response, the rules, the roll out? 

Melbourne epidemiologist Prof. Nancy Baxter says it's mostly bad luck, and other cities could be next.

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