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ABC staff to walk off job next week – as it happened

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Rafqa Touma and Natasha May (earlier)

15, Mar, 2023 @7:50 AM

Robodebt inquiry commissioner criticises mainstream media, praising ‘committed’ coverage on Twitter

Catherine Holmes SC acknowledges role of social media in giving access to evidence while commending Guardian Australia and the Saturday Paper for their reporting

Stephanie Convery Inequality reporter

13, Mar, 2023 @12:12 AM

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

Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality editor

10, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

Queensland mother whose son took his life calls for change at robodebt royal commission – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

Mostafa Rachwani and Natasha May (earlier)

10, Mar, 2023 @7:31 AM

Robodebt inquiry analysis shows majority of victims women – as it happened

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Mostafa Rachwani and Amy Remeikis (earlier)

09, Mar, 2023 @8:01 AM

Our NDIS is helping almost 600,000 people with disabilities. But there is a sinister plan afoot! | First Dog on the Moon

Did someone say money?

First Dog on the Moon

08, Mar, 2023 @5:03 AM

AHRC targets robodebt, Covid policies and indefinite detention in push for federal human rights act

New report says a Human Rights Act could have prevented ‘abandonment’ of Australians overseas in Covid pandemic

Paul Karp

07, Mar, 2023 @7:30 AM

Robodebt: top bureaucrat admits ‘significant oversight’ led to cabinet being misled

Former department head Kathryn Campbell rejects suggestions at inquiry that oversight was deliberate or government ministers had pressured her

Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality editor

07, Mar, 2023 @4:45 AM

I’m still angry at the architects of robodebt, and furious that they have faced no consequences | Nathan Kearney

I’m grateful to all those who spoke out, but it should never have happened and we have no guarantee it won’t happen again

Nathan Kearney

07, Mar, 2023 @4:38 AM

Malcolm Turnbull tells robodebt inquiry ‘I did not turn my mind to the legality of the program’

Former PM tells royal commission he accepted what then human services minister Alan Tudge told him about legality of scheme

Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality editor

06, Mar, 2023 @5:11 AM

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

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

Katharine Murphy

03, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

Stuart Robert admits making ‘false’ robodebt statements – but how real were his ‘personal misgivings’?

The former government services minister attributed ‘false’ statements to ‘cabinet solidarity’ but another version of events will be considered by the royal commission

Luke Henriques-Gomes

02, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM