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Government lawyer at heart of disastrous Robodebt scheme resigns after questions raised about external work
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Government lawyer at heart of disastrous Robodebt scheme resigns after questions raised about external work

ABC  

In short: Former chief counsel of the Department of Human Services, Annette Musolino, has resigned after the ABC put questions to the government about her external work. In 2020, several years after concerns about the Robodebt scheme's legality were first raised internally within the DHS, Ms Musolino was promoted to the role of chief operating officer of Services Australia. The …

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Government formally responds to Robodebt royal commission, revealing 16 public servants being investigated over scheme
1 year, 1 month ago

Government formally responds to Robodebt royal commission, revealing 16 public servants being investigated over scheme

ABC  

The government has agreed to all of the recommendations from the royal commission into the unlawful Robodebt scheme. Key points: The federal government has accepted all the recommendations from the Robodebt royal commission A sealed section of the report remains secret, and the details of any criminal investigations are not known The public service commissioner is investigating 16 workers referred …

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Scott Morrison accuses the government of 'rank hypocrisy' over Robodebt criticism, defends report findings
1 year, 4 months ago

Scott Morrison accuses the government of 'rank hypocrisy' over Robodebt criticism, defends report findings

ABC  

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has accused the government of "political lynching" over its criticism of his role in the illegal Robodebt income averaging scheme. Key points: Scott Morrison has doubled down on his rejection of the royal commission into Robodebt's findings against him The royal commission report found Mr Morrison allowed cabinet to be misled, provided untrue evidence and …

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Kathryn Campbell, senior public servant in Robodebt scheme, resigns from Department of Defence
1 year, 5 months ago

Kathryn Campbell, senior public servant in Robodebt scheme, resigns from Department of Defence

ABC  

Senior public servant Kathryn Campbell has resigned from the Department of Defence after coming under heavy criticism for her role in the Robodebt scandal. Key points: Senior public servant Kathryn Campbell has resigned from the Department of Defence Ms Campbell's resignation comes after a royal commission into the illegal Robodebt scheme her department oversaw The royal commission found Ms Campbell …

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Kathryn Campbell first senior bureaucrat suspended after Robodebt royal commission
1 year, 5 months ago

Kathryn Campbell first senior bureaucrat suspended after Robodebt royal commission

ABC  

The senior bureaucrat who oversaw the rollout of the illegal Robodebt scheme has been suspended without pay following the damning findings of the royal commission. Key points: Kathryn Campbell was the head of the Department of Human Services during Robodebt's inception in 2014 The Robodebt royal commission found she "did nothing of substance" when exposed to information about the illegality …

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With Robodebt and anonymous No Voice campaign, politics has descended into a dark place, feeding off downward envy
1 year, 5 months ago

With Robodebt and anonymous No Voice campaign, politics has descended into a dark place, feeding off downward envy

ABC  

A leaflet appeared in letterboxes in suburban Melbourne in recent days. In her report about Robodebt, Commissioner Catherine Holmes said: "Anti-welfare rhetoric is easy populism, useful for campaign purposes." The same downward envy Before the politics of attacking welfare bludgers that lay behind the way the Coalition government prosecuted its Robodebt scheme, there was the earlier attack on single mothers …

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Roughly 443,000 Australians received false Robodebt notices. These are some of their stories
1 year, 5 months ago

Roughly 443,000 Australians received false Robodebt notices. These are some of their stories

ABC  

Robodebt Commissioner Catherine Holmes says the disastrous debt recovery scheme was "crude and cruel" and "made many people feel like criminals". Ms Miller believes it was the almost daily calls and letters from Centrelink and debt collectors in December 2016 that "pushed him over the edge" to take his own life. "The whole social security system does need to be …

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton criticises the 'glee' of Labor leaders over Robodebt findings, apologises to victims
1 year, 5 months ago

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton criticises the 'glee' of Labor leaders over Robodebt findings, apologises to victims

ABC  

The federal opposition leader has apologised to Robodebt victims but has criticised "the glee" of the prime minister, accusing him of politicising the royal commission's report release. Key points: Mr Dutton called the royal commission an "important process" He said "we will consider" its recommendations Anthony Albanese slammed suggestions Labor was leveraging the report for political gain Commissioner Catherine Holmes …

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What did the Robodebt royal commission find about the people who oversaw the scheme?
1 year, 5 months ago

What did the Robodebt royal commission find about the people who oversaw the scheme?

ABC  

The political recriminations for findings of the Robodebt royal commission have been swift, with the prime minister dubbing the former debt collecting mechanism a "gross betrayal" of the Australian people. "The Robodebt scheme was a gross betrayal and a human tragedy," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said following the release of the report. Labor called the royal commission after coming to …

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