Latest Ombudsman News

Court sends clear message to employers on having adequate systems
Small Business Needs Certainty
Sydney Construction Company In Court
Printing And Signage Business In Court
Improved consumer safeguards for broadband and voice services
Sumo Data Breach
TRANSCRIPT: 2024-25 federal budget, small business mental health in Bathurst, small business procurement
UWA Remediates Employee Superannuation
ACT legislates for National Preventive Mechanism, strengthening oversight of places of detention
Small Business Ombudsman’s Procurement Report Released
Open Minds Signs Enforceable Undertaking
Important steps for a sustainable future taken in Federal Budget
Budget Brief 2024-25
Nearly $1 million in penalties ordered in matter involving threats to kill migrant workers’ families
Big tech laziness is hurting small Australian businesses
CFMEU penalties for failing to comply with OHS requirements increased
Central Queensland Sole Trader Penalised
Regional Bank Branch Closures
New Franchising Sector Powers for Small Business Ombudsman
Albanese Labor Government delivering a fairer deal for the franchising sector
CFMEU Penalised For Improper Conduct
Electrical Contracting Company In Court 3 May
Former Cleaning Business Operator In Court
Former Western Sydney Restaurant Operator Penalised
Stronger oversight for our most vulnerable children
Reforms Strengthen Small Business Access To Procurement
NSW Government to implement all of Ombudsman’s recommendations in ‘garnishee orders’ report
Swinburne’s $2.85 million wage theft reignites calls for action
ATO Welcomes IGTOs Interim Report Tax Identity Fraud
Improving Governance And Performance Of Triple Zero
A ridiculous situation has many caught short looking for justice
Victorian grower penalised almost $160,000 for underpaying vulnerable workers
Melbourne IT Company Penalised
Electrical Contracting Company In Court
TRANSCRIPT: Small business problems with digital platforms; being locked out of social media accounts; fake reviews
Small Business Problems With Digital Platforms
Shutters And Blinds Business In Court
Chinese Language School In Court
Reforms to strengthen relationships between agriculture, resources and renewables industries
Fast-track Submissions Period Must Be Extended
CFMEU Penalised For Breaching Right Of Entry Laws 19 April
Farms in Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula checked for underpayments
TRANSCRIPT: Supermarket inquiry, Federal Circuit Court Small Business and Codes Listt
TRANSCRIPT: Supermarket inquiry, Federal Circuit Court Small Business and Codes List
Legislation ensuring broad electricity rights passes Parliament
TRANSCRIPT: Energising enterprise, celebrating small and family businesses, right-sized regulation, seafood industry labelling, procurement
It’s Time To Celebrate Australia’s Small Businesses
Australian service station forced to back pay $2.3 million in ent