When a suspicious child death occurs the Ombudsman conducts an enquiry - and prepared a report. Unfortunately, that report is not what the public reads - nor does it necessarily support the Ombudsman's findings.
The New South Wales state government puts a filter between it and the release of details. That is done by the " Commissioner for Children ", despite the 2008 Wood Commission of enquiry into child protection delivering a finding that it should be the Ombudsman's report that takes precedence.
Our state government has refused to transfer this power and prefers to have it's own proxy dilute any bad news that may be politically damaging.
This is simply a form of censorship. There is not much point in having an enquiry if the results are to be watered down and hidden from public view - and surely the safety of children must rank higher than most issues in the eyes of the public.
The best defence against government censorship - is publicity. Now would be a good time to deliver that message !
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