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Former bureaucrat says 'give me a break', denies claims she misled watchdog over Robodebt

Catherine Halbert was questioned over her correspondence with the federal watchdog, in which she said she believed changes had been made in 2015 to ensure the proposal that became Robodebt was lawful.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

Department 'anger' over robodebt scheme

A former Department of Social Services official has denied endorsing the robodebt process in correspondence with the ombudsman's office in 2017.

AAP · Dec 8, 2022

Morrison was warned robodebt unlawful

Former prime minister Scott Morrison was warned the robodebt scheme would require law changes, but it was implemented anyway without any legislative tweaks.

AAP · Dec 7, 2022

Finn Pratt confirmed Robodebt's lawfulness despite not taking legal advice, commission hears

The former Department of Social Services secretary signed a letter to the Commonwealth Ombudsman in 2017 saying the scheme was legal, despite not seeing any legal or policy advice or knowing how it worked, a royal commission hears.

ABC News · Nov 10, 2022

Senior bureaucrat Serena Wilson admits in Robodebt inquiry to breaching public servants' code of conduct

The inquiry hears Ms Wilson received advice in 2015 showing the illegal income-averaging proposal that became Robodebt was unlawful but it still reached then-social services minister Scott Morrison.

ABC News · Nov 9, 2022

‘A shameful chapter’: how Australia’s robodebt saga was allowed to unfold

Bombshell legal advice finally revealed this week was initially dismissed, discarded or overruled. The consequences for many have been tragic

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2022

Legal arguments delay robodebt evidence

Lawyers are arguing cabinet secrecy could outweigh public interest, delaying evidence being provided to the royal commission into robodebt,

The New Daily · Nov 1, 2022

Leeds support worker 'dreads going out' due to nightmare journeys after junction change

Catherine Holmes says traffic in Armley is a 'nightmare' due to a Leeds City Council scheme

Leeds Live · Oct 21, 2022

Brutal dressing down at Centrelink inquiry

Public hearings into the robodebt scandal are fast approaching but the royal commission is still waiting for a stack of important documents.

AAP · Oct 13, 2022

Mother whose son took his life after learning debt hopes Robodebt royal commission will bring justice

A Queensland mother whose son took his own life just hours after learning he owed a Centrelink debt says she hopes the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme will bring about justice for victims.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022