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All our important news, including the release of reports, is available to everyone. Browse by topic or date. For journalists making media enquiries, please contact vomedia@ombudsman.vic.gov.au

News Misuse of Parliamentary staff budget entitlements in 2014

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  • Misuse of public funds
  • Referral from Parliament
  • Public interest

News Sustainability of Victoria’s child protection system put at risk by treatment of kinship carers

Date posted: Tags:
  • System failures
  • Service delays
  • Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
  • Kinship Care

News Concern about routine strip searching and high incidence of force and restraint in women’s prison

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  • Prisons
  • Human Rights

News Management of public housing maintenance claims "unfair" and "unreasonable"

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  • System failures
  • Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
  • Public Housing

News Record numbers of Victorians seek Ombudsman’s help

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  • Public interest
  • Annual Report

News Autism Plus and department failed to protect group home residents

Date posted: Tags:
  • System failures
  • Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
  • Child Protection
  • Disability

News Deal with addiction to reduce reoffending

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  • Prisons
  • Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
  • Mental Health

News Expulsion is not the answer: Ombudsman

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  • System failures
  • Disability
  • Dep of Education

News MFB nepotism feathered family nest

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  • Conflict of Interest
  • Misuse of public funds
  • Nepotism
  • Whistleblower matters

News ‘Sorry’ seems to be the hardest word: Ombudsman calls for apology law reform

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  • Complaint handling
  • Public interest
  • Apologies

News Alpine leaders created personal playground with public purse

Date posted: Tags:
  • Improper conduct
  • Misuse of public funds
  • Whistleblower matters

News Report on youth justice

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  • Prisons
  • Youth justice
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