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This testimony begins with: “I want to tell the committee and those in government, who are listening and people who read the transcript in the future, about the many complaints that I and others have made over seven years – some up to 11 years – to the Australian Charity and Not for Profit Commission, the ACNC, and the Australian Securities Insurance Commission – ASIC. The allegations concern the Jehovah’s Witnesses, as I said, and primarily relate to children – Australian children – and how important it is that if the committee can act that they should because Australia has lost faith with our charities.” Read on, here: Productivity Commission Philanthropy Inquiry 2024 Transcript Larissa Kaput