The Royal Commission has released its fourth progress report, covering the period 1 January to 30 June 2021. New information in the report comes from stories and themes from private sessions, 282 of which were held during the report period (making a total of 410 to 30 June 2021). The report notes one in three registrations for private sessions is a person with disability.

Information from private sessions (from p. 25) includes:

Several of these themes were echoed in submissions received during the report period.