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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

EXPLAINED: Robodebt was illegal but were its officials corrupt this decision means now we won t know | Rare Historical Photos

Centrelink signage is seen in Brisbane
Robodebt victims looked to the Nacc not for compensation or redress, but for justice against those responsible, Christopher Knaus writes. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

An email landed in my inbox not long after the National Anti-Corruption Commission announced its refusal to investigate the robodebt scandal.

It was from Michael Griffin, a robodebt victim. Griffin, like countless others, descended into a spiral of shock and shame after he was wrongly told to repay a $3,197 welfare debt in late 2016.

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