Thread by @MargaretSimons

Here is a Drobox link to the audio of an interview I just did with the @VicOmbudsman Deborah Glass.
dropbox.com/s/ej57j5h55yw9…

Main points not covered in her media release (already tweeted) include:
- her investigators have already been on site last weekend and were involved in the issue of the erection of the cage/fence by @VicGovDHHS "I think the lessons from that have already been learned."

- "this will not be a normal Ombudsman's investigation" in that she will be seeking to share lessons learned ASAP, rather than through report to parliament, since it is likely this may happen again.

- the main issue raised is access to fresh air and exercise, followed by access to medication and other urgent and personal needs
- she will be working with @VicGovDHHS and the community collaboratively

- issues concerning police are part of the picture, and while she does not investigate police, she will, where appropriate, work with the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC).
Let me know if the link doesn't work.

She is focussing on #33alfred because the situation is continuing. She didn't rule out broadening the inquiry to consider the other public housing lockdowns.
Let me know if there are any issues with the link.

She also confirmed that the issue of Covid positive cases not being removed to alternative accommodation is one of the most urgent issues to be looked at.