Bill Shorten
Federal government paid Infosys $191m for abandoned Centrelink calculator that only processed 784 claims
Automated welfare ‘engine’ was part of effort to overhaul payments system but then abandoned, with Bill Shorten saying it ‘wasn’t fit for purpose’
Henry Belot
23, Aug, 2023 @3:00 PM
Scott Morrison a ‘bottomless well of self-pity’ with no ‘mercy’ for robodebt’s real victims, Bill Shorten says
Minister for government services says ‘real victims are all those Australians who lost trust in government’ due to scheme
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
01, Aug, 2023 @8:04 AM
Mass stranding in WA – as it happened
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Emily Wind and Natasha May and Martin Farrer (earlier)
25, Jul, 2023 @9:06 AM
Pressure builds for Scott Morrison to resign after damning robodebt report findings
Calls follow royal commission finding Morrison ‘allowed cabinet to be misled’, but former PM rejects suggestion of wrongdoing
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
10, Jul, 2023 @7:44 AM
Robodebt royal commission report handed down – as it happened
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Stephanie Convery and Rafqa Touma (earlier)
07, Jul, 2023 @7:21 AM
Lobbyist’s allegation about Stuart Robert referred to prime minister’s department
Exclusive: Former human services minister denies claim made to parliament’s audit committee by ex-Synergy 360 insider that it proposed a structure for him to benefit from government contracts
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
04, Jul, 2023 @1:33 AM
Infosys Technologies paid $16m to Synergy 360, parliamentary committee told
Infosys executive vice-president tells parliamentary committee he met with former Coalition minister 11 times
Tory Shepherd
23, Jun, 2023 @10:01 AM
Government will not lift welfare payments despite recommendation – as it happened
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Emily Wind and Natasha May (earlier)
18, Apr, 2023 @8:46 AM
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’
Amy Remeikis
18, Apr, 2023 @8:06 AM
Labor to target ‘unethical practices’ and ‘shoddy therapies’ in expanded NDIS crackdown
Bill Shorten wants to stop participants being treated like ‘cash cows’ as he reveals taskforce had 1,700 tipoffs in a month
Paul Karp
17, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Albanese government axing external debt collectors in bid to prevent another robodebt
Welfare debt reform means citizens are no longer ‘guilty until proven innocent’, says government services minister Bill Shorten
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
12, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘We have to fight’: the over-65s challenging NDIS age exclusions
Exclusive: Plaintiffs in class action speak out against rules barring them from scheme based on age and area they lived
Paul Karp
20, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
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