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        Righting Wrongful Detention

        14 Oct 2026 | Investigation report
        Report on people wrongfully detained by the Department of Home Affairs.

        Media Release | Righting Wrongful Detention

        14 Oct 2026 | Media release
        Today the Commonwealth Ombudsman published a report into 30 cases of people who were wrongfully detained in immigration detention by the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025.

        Submission - Shaping the future of employment services - Discussion paper

        8 Oct 2026 | Submission
        Submission by the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations on the Australian Government's discussion paper - Shaping the Future of Employment Services.

        Private Health Insurance Ombudsman Quarterly Update - 1 January to 31 March 2026

        7 Oct 2026 | Quarterly report
        Private Health Insurance oversight from the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, including highlights, key accomplishments, progress and upcoming priorities covering the 1 January to 31 March 2026 period.

        Australian NPM joint statement - Access to the open air in Victoria’s Prisons (Updated)

        6 Oct 2026 | Joint statement
        This update reflects the Victorian Parliament’s recent amendments to the Victorian Human Rights Charter reducing the minimum requirement for one-hour open air.

        Submission - Inquiry into the Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Ending Financial Abuse in the Child Support Scheme No. 1) Bill 2026

        6 Oct 2026 | Submission
        Submission by the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee's Inquiry into the Child Abuse and Family Assistance Amendment (Ending Financial Abuse in the Child Support Scheme No. 1) Bill 2026.

        Actions Speak Insights: Did they do what they said they would? (Volume 4)

        16 Sep 2026 | Report
        Insights from monitoring the implementation of the Commonwealth and ACT Ombudsman’s recommendations from 1 November 2024 to 31 December 2025.

        Media Release | Actions Speak Insights: Did they do what they said they would? (Volume 4)

        16 Sep 2026 | Media release
        The Commonwealth and ACT Ombudsman have outlined agencies' progress in implementing recommendations and assessing whether they have done what they said they would do.

        Australian NPM Joint Submission - Inquiry into the Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of Children) Bill 2026

        16 Sep 2026 | Submission
        Joint submission from Australian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) members to the Senate Legal Affairs and Constitutional Affairs References Committee in support of the Inquiry into the Crimes Amendment (Prohibiting the Strip Searching of Children)

        Quarterly Report Under S 712F(6) of the Fair Work Act 2009 - Q3 2025-26

        9 Sep 2026 | Report
        This quarterly report summarises the work of the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman from 1 January to 31 March 2026 to review the exercise of examination powers by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and any member of the staff of the Office of the FWO.