Like many aged care residents, widow Thelma Halls will be spending time with her family during the Christmas season. "The reason I go home is to see the grandchildren, otherwise I don't see them all year," Mrs Halls said. "I always fly business class and really, it's only three hours, and they look after you so well … it's not …
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Two mates – bonded by their stories of horror in their youth – are turning their painful pasts into a campaign for legislative change. Key points: The Your Reference Ain't Relevant campaign is calling to stop paedophiles using good-character references Campaign founder Harrison James says you can't be a convicted paedophile and have a good character ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury …