Elise Archer

Twenty-four Tasmanian public servants have been stood down over child sexual abuse allegations in the past 12 months.

Tasmania’s backlog of Right to Information cases will soon be reduced with a funding boost from the state government. The government has given its ombud’s office an extra $245,000 per year as part of the 2019-20 budget, according to attorney-general Elise Archer.

Reluctant public servants and lack of trained Freedom of Information officers have been blamed for poor transparency in two states.