#RoboDebt

A reminder that #robodebt was not an accident - it was Mr Morrison’s big play in the 2016 election...#auspol #insiders #Robodebt was central to the Coalitions 2016 election strategy, allowing

Luke Henriques-Gomes

Exclusive: Stuart Robert yesterday vowed to continue with the income compliance program. But leaked advice reveals his own agency says it is “no longer viable or cost effective” and should

Robodebt scandal: leak reveals unlawful debts predate 2015 but government has no plans to pay back money https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/31/robodebt-scandal-leak-reveals-unlawful-debts-predate-2015-but-government-has-no-

1. ALP didn’t promise to end robodebt pre-election defeat July 2019. They promised to continue robodebt but build a centre for algorithmic fairness. 2. Amato v Commonwealth was the case

Murphy’s piece on robodebt. She’s a great writer, but I hate the angle in this piecehttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/30/the-robodebt-horror-was-all-about-boosting-the-budget-thats-the-brutal-truth Murphy queries why the gvt didn’t

[BIG THREAD] Announcing #Robodebt refunds late on a Friday after the PM has retreated from his press conference is cynical & lacks accountability. Hundreds of thousands of people have been

Morrison: “we’re still working through some legal procedures here...”The federal court case was judicial review. A judge reviews the lawfulness of executive government (the bureaucracy) actions. It found there is

Darren O'Donovan

Disappointed but unsurprised at journalists attempting to contact me positioning inaccurate articles on Bill Shorten, the labour party and #robodebt. This is profoundly misdirected when the personal involvement of the

Luke Henriques-Gomes

Watching objectors to the #robodebt settlement today appearing the federal court today. Get the sense this is the only public forum people feel they've had to tell their stories so

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In regards to my first #robodebt of $4524.63 which I paid back in full with help from a friend - I got a phonecall tonight at 6:40pm from Centrelink. Was

markdreyfusQCMP

With Scott Morrison, Christian Porter was the architect of the Robodebt extortion racket. Today he claimed the Gov “zeroed the debts” as soon as it learned the scheme was illegal.

Labor opened concentration camps

Hypothetically, if you were a Labor government in 2013 that froze the Medicare rebate, so that it did not increase each year thereafter, that is effectively a cut to Medicare

The truly disgusting, disgraceful thing about the Robodebt theft is the Liberals' arrogant, 'de haut en bas' assumption that it was ordinary, everyday Australians who were ripping off the system.

The Australian government used an automated system to detect "welfare overpayments" from the Centrelink Agency. The system tormented Australia's poorest, most vulnerable people for years by insisting that they had

Very interesting yarn in @SatPaper tomorrow. Fits a few pieces of the puzzle into place. If you can, might be worth a subscription. And I have MUCH more to come.

Dominic Mugavin

Ok, a while ago I promised to donate part of my #Robodebt refund to @AusUnemployment and part to @AntiPovertyN_SA. My refund was $1,237.01. That is to say, the government unlawfully