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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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.

AAP

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 Canberra Times

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 ...

The National (Scotland)

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.

AAP

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 - UK

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

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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.

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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

The Canberra Times

Vulnerable tenants not given support in mandatory relocations

More than 300 tenants were told to move last year.

The Guardian - AU

Woman’s iPhone photo of son rejected from Sydney competition after judges ruled it could be AI

Suzi Dougherty’s photograph of 18-year-old Caspar deemed ‘suspicious’ by judges, even though it was taken on her mobile

The Guardian - UK

The end of the schlub: why the sharp-dressed man is back for summer

In tune with a post-lockdown, post-Boris pushback against scruffiness, smart dressing is back. Think simple knits, relaxed jackets and tailored trousers

Daily Record

St Cuthbert Wanderers' good run of form ended by Lochar Thistle

The Kirkcudbright side lost 3-1 to the title chasers with Iain Anderson bagging a hat-trick

The New Daily

Senior official claims department was ‘double-crossed’ on legality of robodebt

A senior public servant insists it was "not his responsibility" to stop the robodebt scheme, despite discovering it was illegal.

ABC News

Robodebt royal commission hears former ombudsman who investigated the scheme allowed DHS to amend wording of report

The royal commission into the unlawful debt-raising scheme heard the department responsible for the Coalition-era program – the Department of Human Services — was allowed to submit notes on a final report into Robodebt.

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