Victorian Ombudsman investigating treatment of people in lockdown towers

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Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass said her office had been inundated with complaints and concerns from public housing residents and advocates over the past two weeks.

Residents at 33 Alfred Street were among the more than 3000 people in nine towers locked without warning in their buildings the Saturday before last.Joe Armao

Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said on Thursday the outbreak among all nine towers had reached 250 cases. No breakdown was available of cases in individual towers. "I recognise this is an unprecedented global health emergency and governments must act swiftly to protect human lives," Ms Glass said.

 

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Good. What the Andrews govt did to these poor people was barbaric.

And quite probably won’t do shit. I remember the Ombudsman’s effort on RedShirtRorts Forgive me if I’m skeptical of the ombudsman in general

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