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Vic govt unapologetic for tower lockdowns

Premier Daniel Andrews says he won't apologise for locking down Melbourne public housing tower residents without notice in 2020 to curb a COVID-19 outbreak.

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Victorian system 'risks children's safety'

The case of a former youth worker who sexually assaulted a child has exposed major flaws in Victoria's working with children check system, the ombudsman says.

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Victorian ombudsman calls for stronger working with children checks in wake of Alex Jones case

Victoria's ombudsman has called for an overhaul of the state's working with children checks, saying changes are necessary to provide stronger protection against predators.

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Watchdog calls time on Labor 'red shirts'

A Victorian integrity agency has cleared Premier Daniel Andrews of involvement in Labor's "red shirts'" scandal but says police should apologise over arrests.

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‘Time to end this debate’: ombudsman finds no evidence Daniel Andrews facilitated Victorian Labor’s ‘red shirts’ scheme

Deborah Glass says she’s ‘not prepared to spend further public resources on these matters’

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Victorian Ombudsman releases report on Labor Party's 'red shirts rorts', won't refer case to IBAC

The Victorian Ombudsman's report into the Labor Party’s red shirts rorts finds no evidence Premier Daniel Andrews facilitated the scheme and criticises the way staffers were treated by police.

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Victorian MPs urged to implement integrity reforms before state election after scathing Ibac findings

Daniel Andrews pledges reforms after Operation Watts finds public funds ‘misused’ and codes breached

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'Broken' system puts Vic residents at risk

The Victorian Ombudsman says change cannot come soon enough for public housing residents grappling with a system that doesn't help them.

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Social housing tenant forced to cook in living room amid Victoria’s ‘broken’ complaints system, report says

Investigation recommends the state creates dedicated social housing ombudsman and makes law changes

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‘A disturbing picture’: use of excessive force endemic in Victorian remand centres, says ombudsman

Report finds officers failing to use body-worn cameras and incidents often occurred in prison ‘CCTV blind spots’

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Vic jail guards 'using disturbing' force'

Victoria's Ombudsman has made 12 recommendations to stop guards from using excessive force in the state's prisons, including an inmate being choked and slapped.

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Vic ombudsman condemns EPA over toxic soil

The Victorian Ombudsman has condemned the Environment Protection Authority over its handling of toxic soil from Victoria's West Gate Tunnel Project.

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EPA under fire over handling of contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel

Victoria's Ombudsman found the EPA may have compromised its independence by helping create bespoke regulations for disposal of PFAS contaminated soil.

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Consulting the community a ‘waste of time’, Victoria’s EPA told state ombudsman

Report into contaminated soil at site of West Gate Tunnel finds environmental watchdog did its job, but failed to convince the community

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Vic watchdog splits Labor investigation

Victorian Labor's "red shirts" affair and allegations of political appointments in the public service will be investigated separately by the state's ombudsman.

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Vic public service 'stack' claims probed

Victoria's independent watchdog will probe claims the state government has stacked the public service with Labor sympathisers.

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Vic watchdog considers red shirts referral

Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has confirmed she will consider a referral from the state's upper house to re-investigate Labor's 2014 "red shirts" affair.

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Speculation on Tudge’s future; integrity commission plans shelved – as it happened

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Vic MP to leave Labor over red shirts vote

A Victorian Labor MP will either resign or be booted from the party after siding with a disgraced colleague over the government's "red shirts" scandal.

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