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DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

The robodebt scheme was passed like a hot potato up the line of Coalition ministers – but who will be held responsible?

Unless agencies take up the commissioner’s invitation to prosecute, who is most to blame could remain sealed away in the report’s ‘confidential chapter’

The Guardian - AU

Victims now know they were right about robodebt all along. Let the royal commission change the way we talk about welfare

The long-awaited robodebt royal commission report landed today, making searing adverse findings against both politicians and bureaucrats.

The Conversation

How the Coalition collaborated with ‘friendly media’ to silence robodebt victims

Alan Tudge’s office planned to use sympathetic outlets such as News Corp to counter reporting on scheme, royal commission report reveals

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Scott Morrison rejects robodebt royal commission findings but won’t say if he was referred for prosecution

Anthony Albanese highlights commission’s ‘extraordinary’ conclusion that former PM’s evidence was ‘untrue’

The Guardian - AU

The robodebt royal commission revealed the worst of ‘welfare cop’ politics. But what happens next is up to us all

Catherine Holmes’ report is damning for the Coalition and the public service, yet the reckoning she advocates will take more than policy change

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt royal commissioner makes multiple referrals for prosecution, condemning scheme as 'crude and cruel'

Robodebt Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes has referred multiple individuals involved with the illegal scheme for civil and criminal prosecutions and other actions.

The Conversation

The rise of #Robodebt: how Twitter activists pushed a government scandal from hashtags to a royal commission

The royal commission into the unlawful robodebt scheme has delivered its findings.

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Minister, officials ignored robodebt deaths and harm

A royal commission has found two government departments failed to properly respond to the deaths of people who had automated debts raised against them.

AAP

Robodebt royal commission final report: key findings on Scott Morrison, Stuart Robert, Kathryn Campbell and Alan Tudge

The royal commission report has levelled strong criticism of the three former ministers and senior public servant. Here are the main points from the inquiry’s findings

The Guardian - AU

What is robodebt? Six things to watch for in the royal commission’s final report today

With the inquiry findings into the $1.8bn scandal due, who knew what and what happens next?

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt victims urge action on royal commission report

The final report of the royal commission into the controversial robodebt scheme is due to be released on Friday.

AAP

Bill Shorten says public servants adversely named in robodebt inquiry could face disciplinary action

Government services minister will await findings of commissioner Catherine Holmes before considering ‘what to do with those people’

The Guardian - AU

When both their sons took their own lives after receiving Robodebt demands, Kath and Jenny came together to seek change

Jenny Miller and Kath Madgwick became household names for those following the fallout from the automated Robodebt scheme. For the first time they talk about the bond they share after both their sons died and their plans to change the stigma around suicide.

ABC News

Another MP overboard? Former Liberal minister Stuart Robert ‘under pressure’

Amid rumours Scott Morrison will soon be quitting politics, speculation is now rife that close ally Stuart Robert could follow.

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Robodebt: five years of lies, mistakes and failures that caused a $1.8bn scandal

The royal commission ended on Friday, having heard shocking testimony from officials and politicians, and heart-rending accounts of the impact of the botched scheme

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'Amateurish, rushed and disastrous': royal commission exposes robodebt as ethically indefensible policy targeting vulnerable people

The robodebt royal commission hearings came to an end on Friday. Over the past four months, they have delivered a telling portrait of unaccountable government power.

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