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Former top Department of Social Services lawyer failed to share advice Robodebt was illegal, royal commission hears

Ex-government lawyer says he was "not sure if I turned my mind to that" when asked if he worried about people who received debt letters while a Centrelink worker reveals how the program was administered.

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Anguished mum tells how robodebt let down her late son

Jennifer Miller told the robodebt royal commission of the anguish the system caused her son before he took his life in 2017.

AAP

Robodebt royal commission: the questions that remain as inquiry’s final public hearings begin

Outlines for the upcoming hearings on the Coalition’s flawed debt recovery scheme show where the investigation may be headed next

The Guardian - AU

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Employing clients can fix disability care, hearing told

A hearing of the Disability Royal Commission has been told of the unseen and often insidious ways workforce pressures can affect care delivery.

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Northern Territory government sued over claims of sexual and physical abuse at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre

A former Don Dale detainee is suing the Northern Territory government alleging sexual abuse by staff as nine other ex-juvenile inmates come forward with similar complaints over a 23-year period.

ABC News

Poor care at Taree Anglican aged care centre a shocking story, but not surprise

When care falls short of expectations

Newcastle Herald

Key robodebt defender set to face royal commission

A senior bureaucrat who is accused of insisting the unlawful robodebt welfare payment scheme was legal will face the royal commission on Friday.

AAP

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AlUla Hosts Creative Boot Camp to Develop Saudi Cinematic Talents

Saudi Arabia’s AlUla is preparing to host a creative boot camp to train a generation of cinematic talents, empower them with knowledge and practical experiences, and develop the film industry in the Kingdom. This comes as part of AlUla’s endeavor to promote its transformation to a new cinematic destination, after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Disability services provider urged to apologise and compensate woman for ‘artificial’ and ‘inadequate’ barista training course

Participant in BusyBeans program told the disability royal commission the training left her with a ‘broken life’

The Guardian - AU

Cardinal George Pell will be remembered as a reformer with 'a big heart' by some but reviled by many others

While many with the Catholic Church remember him as compassionate, he's reviled by many others inside and outside religious spheres.

ABC News

Jubail, Yanbu Sign $11.4-Billion-Worth Investment Agreements in Mining

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) - the two largest industrial cities in the Kingdom – have announced five agreements worth more than 43 billion riyals ($11.4 billion) to establish projects in Ras Al-Khair Minerals City and Yanbu Industrial City. The agreements were signed on the sidelines of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How might the latest George Pell coverage affect child sexual abuse survivors?

You might have wondered if the recent death of George Pell, who was jailed in 2019 for child sexual abuse and then later acquitted, would bring a sense of relief or closure for victim survivors of Catholic clergy sexual abuse.

The Conversation

Old wounds reopened: Hunter survivors in pain after Cardinal George Pell's death

"I believe he failed the Catholic population, particularly of Australia, in his handling of childhood sexual abuse claims."

Newcastle Herald

Saudi Arabia Approves New Center for Special Economic Zones in Riyadh

Official information revealed that higher authorities have approved the organizational arrangements for a new center for economic zones in Riyadh. The Royal Commission for the Saudi capital would be the competent authority to supervise these zones. Last year, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman revealed a new strategy for the development…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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One Of 2022’s Great Failures Was That The Rate Of Indigenous Deaths In Custody Increased

The rate of Indigenous deaths in custody rose in 2022, more than 31 years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

The Conversation

Why would you dump a requirement for financial advisers to give advice that's in their client's best interests?

The findings about advisers in the landmark 2019 financial services royal commission couldn’t have been more stark.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison in the spotlight: what will the former PM be asked at the robodebt royal commission?

Morrison is likely to be asked what he knew about the scheme when it was devised, why he was attracted to it – and what he did when it came under fire

The Guardian - AU

‘I don’t know’: Marise Payne unsure why advice for legal change to robodebt disappeared from policy plan

‘Essentially responsibility is always borne by ministers,’ the then human services minister tells royal commission into doomed scheme

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Senior public servant under scrutiny at robodebt inquiry appointed head of Aukus project office

Former head of Department of Human Services Kathryn Campbell has come under extensive questioning at the royal commission into robodebt

The Canberra Times

Draft Robodebt proposal to Scott Morrison was a 'watering down' of legal advice

Emails between Department of Human Services and Department of Social Services officials showed the language around the Robodebt scheme had been softened.

The Guardian - AU

A royal commission gives New Zealand a chance to reckon with what Covid did to us

New Zealand needs a robust debate about the success of its elimination strategy in 2020, and the messy failure in late 2021

The Guardian - AU

Federal watchdog refuses to say if it will cooperate with robodebt royal commission

Commonwealth ombudsman’s office says it can’t be compelled to make statements or provide documents

The Guardian - AU

Officials given chance to ‘effectively co-write’ report into department’s handling of robodebt, inquiry told

Former manager at DHS testifies that it was ‘useful’ if the department which administered debt recovery scheme could ‘influence’ watchdog’s language

AAP

Morrison to appear at robodebt inquiry

Scott Morrison and his former ministerial colleague Marise Payne have been confirmed to appear at the next round of robodebt royal commission hearings.

ABC News

Northern Territory becomes first Australian jurisdiction to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years

A bill changing the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 is passed in the Northern Territory Parliament, in a move the National Children's Commissioner described as "very welcome as a first step".

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