Victoria announces new Ombudsman
After leading Victoria’s corruption watchdog for the past four years, Marlo Baragwanath has been appointed as the state’s next Ombudsman.
27 February, 2024After leading Victoria’s corruption watchdog for the past four years, Marlo Baragwanath has been appointed as the state’s next Ombudsman.
27 February, 2024The public sector was marginalised as consultants steered the early development of Melbourne’s SRL.
7 December, 2023A report has found a litany failures in Victoria’s implementation of its electric vehicles road-use levy, and compared it to Robodebt.
28 September, 2023An Ombudsman’s report has highlighted problems in the way councils handle complaints about contractors.
26 April, 2023Victoria’s leading public sector corruption and accountability organisations have called for a Parliamentary Integrity Commissioner.
21 July, 2022A parliamentary committee has recommended mandatory ethics training for Victoria’s public servants.
21 April, 2022The Victorian Ombudsman will investigate decisions about COVID-19 related travel permits.
16 September, 2021Victorian’s Ombudsman will investigate the EPA’s approval of sites to dump contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel Project.
18 August, 2021An new guide helps councils deal with complaints, which it says is a ‘core business’ for local government.
22 July, 2021A Victorian council was duped by an IT contractor who directed $1.6 million of council money into his own companies.
9 June, 2021Councils are worse than banks when it comes to financial hardship, a report says.
20 May, 2021Local councils and prisons are the most complained about Victorian public agencies.
17 January, 2021Victoria’s Ombudsman is investigating how councils are helping cash-strapped ratepayers.
2 December, 2020There was an impression that ‘snouts were in the trough’ at Warrnambool Council, a report says.
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