EPA ex-CEO tells Vic ombud ‘lightning rod’ issues makes communication hard Wednesday June 1, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Energy & Environment Victorian ombud criticises EPA for lack of community consultation over the disposal of contaminated spoil from the West Gate Tunnel Project.
Premium Insights and analysis Public service can be complex but integrity and community engagement will guide the way Tuesday May 24, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Every top bureaucrat will need to find the right balance in their work when delivering a government agenda. It's a messy and challenging tension.
Message for public servants itching to get politically engaged Friday May 20, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social With one more day of the federal election campaign to go, senior mandarins underscored how public sector staff can stay impartial but still add their…
Reforms needed for misuse of public resources, Vic integrity agencies say Tuesday January 11, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian Ombud are pushing for changes to improve parliamentary accountability in the state.
Victorian watchdog finds border permit system was ‘inhumane’ Wednesday December 8, 2021 By Jackson Graham News Victoria’s border permit system was 'unjust, even inhumane', according to the state’s watchdog, who received hundreds of complaints.
Oversight committee recommends state’s watchdog improve workplace culture Friday November 19, 2021 By Jackson Graham News A report into Victoria’s integrity agencies recommends IBAC review the state's OHS strategies and that the Victorian ombud prioritise vulnerable communities. …
Woman forced to urinate in bottle on way to hotel quarantine, Victorian ombud reveals Thursday August 5, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News Victorian ombud Deborah Glass has revealed details of some of the thousands of human rights complaints she has dealt with in recent years.
Vic ombud warns councils against ‘heady whiff of favouritism’ in latest scathing report Thursday May 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Victorian ombud Deborah Glass has urged council workers to think about how their actions can damage their organisation’s reputation, after she found two senior council…
Vic ombudsperson unearths decades of misconduct in gravedigger case Monday November 25, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News A former council employee at the Mildura Cemetery Trust who performed dodgy exhumations and sold his relative's chairs to grieving families was “disrespectful of the…
Vic Ombudsman calls out ‘oppressive’ isolation practices in youth justice centres Thursday September 5, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News The solitary confinement of young Victorians in prisons and youth justice systems is “distressing” and “simply wrong”, according to the Victorian Ombudsman. Ombudsman Deborah Glass…
DHHS public housing debt management 'unconscionable': ombudsman Tuesday October 31, 2017 By David Donaldson News Disadvantaged Victorians are being charged thousands of dollars to repair damaged public housing, even when there is no evidence they caused the damage. "It’s time…
Promoted Vic agencies put corruption prevention and integrity under the spotlight Wednesday August 23, 2017 By The Mandarin Engage.gov Local and international experts leading the fight against corruption in government will converge in Melbourne in October for a major cross agency event aimed squarely…
