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With a state election looming, a crisis has left Victoria's opposition with no choice but to regroup

Months out from a state election, a leaked email, a "disastrous" interview and staff departures have rocked Victoria's opposition.

ABC News

'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.

AAP

Polish court rejects appeal against PKN Orlen's Polska Press takeover

A Polish court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from the country's Human Rights Ombudsman against oil company PKN Orlen's takeover of newspaper publisher Polska Press, the court said, confirming an earlier report by state-run news agency PAP.

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Murderer died in Leeds prison after being found slumped on his bed

Prisons Ombudsman has raised concerns about the care of convicted murderer Anthony Alexis

Leeds Live

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.

ABC News

Ombudsman to crack down on OIA delays

The Official Information Act must not be manipulated or undermined, the Chief Ombudsman says as he prepares to ramp up reporting on delays by ministers and agencies.

Newsroom.co.nz

Complaints to passport office hit record high as main reason for delays revealed

More than 4,000 complaints were received by the Ombudsman in 2021

Irish Mirror

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Single mum forced to light home with candles as fuel bill rockets to £760 a month

Nicola Elson, 32, from Hamilton, South Lankashire, uses candles to light her home, and avoids using her cooker and washing machine to keep energy costs down

Daily Mirror

Mum-of-five has to choose between food and heating after energy bills soar to £760 a month

The mum-of-five she cannot afford to heat her two-bed flat and has to sit with candles at night as the cost of living crisis hits the UK

Manchester Evening News

Scots single mum hit with £760 electricity bill forced to use candles to light home

Nicola says she has been forced to choose between food or electricity after her fuel bill for her two-bed flat in Hamilton soared.

Daily Record

Single mum resorts to using candles after energy bill soars to £760 a month

Nicola has taken on extra shifts just to pay her bills and her children sometimes have to stay with family

Wales Online

Lanarkshire single mum hit with £760-a-month fuel bill forced to light home with candles

School cleaner Nicola Elson's situation has become so serious she spends the majority of her salary feeding her meter and often has to send her children to stay elsewhere.

Glasgow Live

State sent uplift kids to where 'sex harm' man lives

Exclusive: Inquiries are underway after young children at the centre of a pivotal 'reverse uplift' case by Oranga Tamariki ended up being sent to live at a property where a man with sexual beha

Newsroom.co.nz

Victorian state opposition unveils election promise for 'strong' IBAC and Ombudsman

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy says under the pledge, the Coalition will pump an extra $10 million into IBAC's budget per year and increase the Victorian Ombudsman's funding by $2 million per year.

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Qld premier avoids corruption question

The Queensland premier has waved off a question about hundreds of corruption allegations made by public employees in the last financial year.

Newsroom.co.nz

OT agrees to Family Court review

The children's ministry will act on an Ombudsman's report into a controversial 'reverse uplift'. Listen to an audio report by Melanie Reid on the damning inquiry by the watchdog

Chronicle Live

Northumberland County Council ordered to apologise for failing to investigate claims of abuse and neglect at children's home

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found issues with the county council's investigation

Newsroom.co.nz

Breaking Bad Practice

Oranga Tamariki is being called to account yet again after a new, damning report from the chief Ombudsman over a case first revealed by Newsroom of a 'reverse uplift'

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Daily Record

State Pension age change compensation ‘may take a while yet’ for millions of women across the UK

SNP chief whip, Owen Thompson, recently called for a timetable to ‘properly compensate’ WASPI women.

Manchester Evening News

Killer serving life at 'Monster Mansion' died after 'oxygen mask removed'

Convicted murderer Thomas Wolens was serving life at HMP Wakefield before he was hospitalised with Covid-19 and died.

ABC News

Labor MP backs Adem Somyurek's red shirts scandal motion in Victorian parliament

Labor MP Kaushaliya Vaghela has sensationally crossed the floor in the Victorian parliament to support a referral to the Ombudsman and anti-corruption commission by disgraced MP Adem Somyurek.

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