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DARK SECRETS: Robodebt royal commission - The Real Truth

The ghost of Robodebt – Federal Court rules billions of dollars in welfare debts must be recalculated

A recent landmark court decision could have significant ramifications for several million social security recipients.

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Secret chapter on robodebt scheme could be unsealed

Public servants who played a role in the government's unlawful robodebt collection scheme could be named when a secret royal commission chapter is tabled.

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How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing

In July 2023, after the release of the damning Robodebt Royal Commission report, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared:

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‘Close association’ through army reserve prompted anti-corruption commissioner to recuse himself from robodebt referral

Exclusive: Paul Brereton delegated decision not to pursue investigation so as ‘to avoid any possible perception of a conflict of interest’

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Robodebt royal commission: Labor accepts all 56 recommendations in full or in principle

Albanese government releases formal response to Catherine Holmes’s inquiry into Centrelink debt recovery scheme

The Guardian - AU

Senior public servants criticised by robodebt royal commission scrubbed from organisational charts

Lawyer Annette Musolino is on leave, as PM’s department assistant secretary Russell De Burgh is replaced on staff listing

The Guardian - AU

Author, ambassador, commentator, critic? It's not always easy to earn a crust as a former PM

Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics. Few outside the federal Coalition, at any rate. His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past. Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on…

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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

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

Afternoon Update: robodebt report recommends prosecutions; another Sydney shooting; and Amazon deforestation drops 34%

Royal commission particularly scathing of Scott Morrison and Stuart Robert and the top public servant in charge of the scheme

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

Doubts over robodebt lawfulness 'should have been obvious' to senior ACT public servant

Richard Glenn's ombudsman's report 'did more harm than good'.

The Canberra Times

We had no reason to question legality: Turnbull faces robodebt royal commission

Mr Turnbull raised questions about the scheme with Mr Tudge in January 2017.

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Malcolm Turnbull says he did not consider 'legality' of Robodebt scheme — as it happened

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has appeared via video link before the Robodebt royal commission in the final week of public hearings.

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Opposition demand funding for yes and no campaigns – as it happened

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Stuart Robert’s refusal to take the blame for robodebt isn’t just offensive, it’s terrifying

The former minister’s casual abdication of responsibility risks a culture where our politicians are no longer able to defend the public interest

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Coalition minister admits making false statements about robodebt; Romanian PM’s AI adviser; and the best dishwashing liquid

Stuart Robert has told the royal commission he had ‘no choice’ but to give false statements to ABC

The Guardian - AU

Government lawyer did not turn his mind to ‘significant consequences’ of continuing robodebt, inquiry told

Royal commission hears Paul Menzies-McVey was awaiting ‘definitive advice’ from the solicitor general on robodebt’s legality

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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.

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Whose doing was it?: what we’ve learned from the robodebt royal commission

Some responsibility accepted but also excuses and deflection of blame. And the human cost laid bare of an unfair and unlawful scheme

AAP

Ex-minister says he wasn't given robodebt legal advice

Former social services minister Christian Porter has told the robodebt royal commission he never received legal advice that raised issues with the scheme.

AAP

Former ministers to take stand on robodebt

Former government ministers Christian Porter and Alan Tudge will be key witnesses at the robodebt royal commission when hearings resume.

AAP

Victim's terror over false $65k robodebt

An aged pensioner has spoken of the terror and trauma when hit with a false $65,000 debt thanks to the unlawful robodebt income calculation method.

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'Trainwreck' Morrison robodebt evidence

Labor minister Bill Shorten has lashed Scott Morrison's robodebt royal commission, saying he's failed to take responsibility for his part in the scheme.

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Scott Morrison’s lawyers say his ‘reputation is on the line’ over robodebt royal commission testimony

Counsel for former PM says he should be able to refer to secret cabinet documents when giving evidence

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