On 19 June, the Palen Creen Correctional Centre inspection report was tabled in parliament. The report was prepared by the Queensland Ombudsman, Anthony Reilly, who is also the Inspector of Detention Services. The report makes 27 recommendations for areas of improvement for the men’s rural prison.

Kindly click here to read the first Ombudsman Quarterly Review since the appointment of the new Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand, Mr. John Allen, including introductory words by Chief Ombudsman Allen.

Michael DeSilva, the Ombudsman for Bermuda, has submitted his Annual Report for 2024 to the Speaker of the House of Assembly in accordance with his statutory duty under the Ombudsman Act 2004. The report was tabled in the House of Assembly on 27 June 2025 and it is now available to the public.

The Waka Tangata APOR E-News includes news and views from integrity organisations in the Pacific and Australasian Region. The June 2025 Issue number 15 of the Waka Tangata APOR E-News is now available.

El Defensor del Pueblo ha iniciado 30 actuaciones de oficio con el Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda Urbana, todas las comunidades autónomas, las dos ciudades autónomas y con los diez ayuntamientos más poblados de España con el objetivo de conocer las políticas públicas que están llevando a cabo para garantizar a la ciudadanía el acceso a una vivienda digna y adecuada.

 

Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka, Public Protector of South Africa, was in Malta at the invitation of Parliamentary Ombudsman Judge Joseph Zammit McKeon to address the thematic lecture “Transparency, Fairness and Accountability: Cornerstones of Good Administration – The Mandate of the Ombudsman” that took place on 12 June 2025 in the Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives. It was the first in a series of events marking the 30^th anniversary of the Office of the Ombudsman. 

 

On 1 July 2025, the new Board of the Austrian Ombudsman institution was sworn in by the President of the Republic, Alexander Van der Bellen. As of 1 July, the Austrian Ombudsman Board consists of Mr. Christoph Luisser, Ms. Gaby Schwarz and Mr. Bernhard Achitz. Ombudsperson Luisser will hold the institution’s chair for the next twelve months.

The City of Toronto’s Ombudsman handled 4,929 cases in 2024, a 43 per cent increase over the previous year and the highest on record. The most common fairness issues stemmed from poor communication, including no or delayed responses and inconsistent or incorrect information from City staff.