The Victorian ombudsman has found the sudden hard-lockdown of nine public housing towers in the midst of Melbourne’s COVID outbreak breached human rights laws.
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Ombudsman Deborah Glass said while the decision was warranted, the residents affected were entitled to an apology – something on which the Government is refusing to budge.
This story is from state political reporter Bridget Rollason and producer Erwin Rinaldi.
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