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Friday, December 13

Ombudsman's maladministration finding over bureaucrat's food and booze spending

A major state department committed maladministration and its former CEO misconduct in public administration, a scathing Ombudsman’s investigation into taxpayer-funded spending on meals, alcohol and entertainment has found.

Murdered SA children: "The agency responsible for their safety elected to do nothing"

The state’s child protection agency has again been savaged for systemic failures, with a long-awaited Ombudsman’s report into the case of two siblings murdered with their mother at Hillier in 2016 laying bare departmental “inertia, complacency and misplaced priorities” that saw authorities “do nothing” to protect the children despite serious warnings about their welfare.

Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Bruce Lander facing parliament's Crime and Integrity Policy Committee last year. Photo: Kelly Barnes / AAP

Standoff between integrity agencies prompts parliamentary inquiry

EXCLUSIVE | The state’s Independent Commission Against Corruption could have its wings clipped by parliament, with a wide-ranging inquiry to be launched after Ombudsman Wayne Lines highlighted a demarcation dispute over ICAC’s role.

Ombudsman slams "simply staggering" child protection practices

The Ombudsman has added to the long list of daming reports about South Australia’s child protection system, slamming a practice by the previous Families SA agency which he described as “repugnant to the objects and spirit of the Children’s Protection Act”.

Integrity agencies need major independent review: Ombudsman

The State Ombudsman has called for an independent public review of the most powerful integrity agencies that scrutinise government, including his own office and ICAC.

"God this looks like Gillman 2"

A deal designed in offices in the city and negotiated largely between several layers of government and corporate executives looks set to bring down a tiny local council. David Washington asks whether an Ombudsman’s investigation into serious maladministration has left some of the biggest questions unanswered.

Minister 'carefully considering' future of under-fire council

Local Government Minister Stephan Knoll is considering whether to sack the Coober Pedy Council at the suggestion of the Ombudsman, while the council has asked the Premier to intervene to ensure a “just” outcome for the Outback town.

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