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Police slammed for illegally searching Aboriginal teen in 'mistaken identity' gunpoint arrest

Ombudsman says police must demonstrate they are not racist through ongoing actions.

The Canberra Times

‘Staggering’: watchdog condemns police after Indigenous teenager on bus wrongfully arrested – then searched

Ombudsman Iain Anderson says he is concerned police ‘had no clearly understood definition of racial profiling’

The Guardian - AU

Rife violence, drugs exposed in detention centre audit

The prolonged detention of children and risk of violence are among serious concerns raised in a recent audit of a notorious immigration detention centre.

AAP

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'We want to know why': Company wants answers on why it's not getting work

The company director says it could have saved taxpayers $800,000.

The Canberra Times

Ombudsman's office 'juggling' more than 7000 unresolved complaints

The government watchdog is struggling to keep up with its work.

The Canberra Times

Universities called out for improper use of gag clauses

The student watchdog is pushing to end overly strict confidentiality clauses when complaints are made, with almost half of universities applying gag orders.

AAP

Bureaucrats blasted over child support payment loophole

Bureaucrats have been breaking the law by wrongly administering some child support payments in a saga reminiscent of the Robodebt scandal.

AAP

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Services Australia has not applied child support law properly and some parents are owed money, report finds

Ombudsman says agency knew for years that part of its child support processing not in line with law

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds of jobseeker payments cancelled illegally by government IT system, watchdog finds

Ombudsman says staff at workplace relations department were wrong to rely on an automated system to stop money for claimants

The Guardian - AU

I was homeless and using drugs. Now I'm playing at the Edinburgh Fringe

A SCOTS comedian performing at the Edinburgh Fringe has discussed how he managed to kickstart his comedy career after battling addiction and…

The National (Scotland)

Personal use of AFP vehicles to earn watchdog referral

The Australian Federal Police have agreed to refer allegations of officers using force vehicles for personal reasons to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

AAP

Veteran Tory who backed Liz Truss is Keir Starmer business adviser

A FORMER veteran Tory has become a key adviser on Keir Starmer’s business team.

The National (Scotland)

No water in immigration detention centre cell: watchdog

The federal detention watchdog has found the Australian Border Force is holding some immigration detainees in a cell without water or a toilet.

AAP

Aged care homes star rating system needs transparency overhaul, ombudsman says

Sue, who lost her husband to Parkinson’s disease and dementia, says the rating system left her ‘angry, utterly powerless and disenfranchised’

The Guardian - AU

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Parents left waiting, visa system left wanting: review

Commonwealth Ombudsman Iain Anderson recommends procedural changes to parent visa applications that can drag on for decades and cost thousands of dollars.

The Canberra Times

ACT public servants often focus too much on what not to release under FOI: Ombudsman

Agencies need to better engage with the public interest test.

The National (Scotland)

Former Yes strategist and Kate Forbes to appear on Question Time in Scotland

BBC’S Question Time is set to come to Edinburgh on Thursday night with a panel including opposition party leaders and a former Yes strategist ...

AAP

Issues raised over how law enforcement access data

The Commonwealth Ombudsman is concerned over how Australian law enforcement access telecommunications data, with one police force singled out.

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The Guardian - UK

Try a power sock and dig out your leopard print: 8 ways to restyle your wardrobe (without buying anything)

Our fashion editor’s styling tips for this tricky, between-the-seasons time of year

The Guardian - AU

Watchdog lambasts Australian Border Force and home affairs deportation procedures

Ombudsman’s scathing report finds agencies have ‘little acknowledgement’ of impact of detention on detainees’ health

The Guardian - UK

Labour to unveil plans for City at forthcoming business conference

Exclusive: more than 500 bosses from finance world will be in attendance at sold-out event in London

The Canberra Times

Review finds gaps in dismissed corruption reports to ACT watchdog

The inspector of the integrity commission did the investigation.

The Independent UK

Former Boris Johnson adviser jumps ship to help boost Labour’s business plans

Iain Anderson quit the Tories after 39 years of membership and switched to Labour, claiming the Conservative Party was ‘not the party it used to be’

The Canberra Times

ACT Health contradicted itself keeping bad survey results secret, review finds

Opposition hails a 'big win' for transparency in overturned FOI decision.

The Guardian - AU

Up to 100,000 Centrelink debts or potential debts miscalculated over two decades, ombudsman finds

‘Unlawfully apportioning’ income could cause incorrect calculations on welfare payments but practice unrelated to robodebt, report says

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