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Christian Porter to face robodebt inquiry after Alan Tudge questioned over department’s response to suicides

Former social services minister due to appear at high-profile royal commission on Thursday

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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 robodebt minister denies responsibility

Former human services minister Alan Tudge has told a royal commission into robodebt he was not responsible for the scheme being illegal.

AAP

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Minister asked for files on robodebt whistleblowers

A media adviser to former minister Alan Tudge has told a royal commission he requested the Centrelink files of those who spoke out in the media on robodebt.

AAP

Former government services minister Stuart Robert was warned Robodebt scheme could lead to civil action

Former government services minister Stuart Robert was warned continuing the illegal Robodebt scheme could lead to the civil action, the royal commission is told.

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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

Lawyer ignored tribunal's robodebt finding

A government lawyer told staff they could keep using an unlawful debt collection method as long as they'd tried other ways first, a royal commission has heard.

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Robodebt scheme 'set off alarm bells from the get-go', inquiry hears

The Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme hears the program had no "legally founded process" and a key critic held concerns from the "get-go".

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New alcohol restrictions for Alice Springs amid law and order crisis – as it happened

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'Flawed assumptions' underpinned robodebt

A Human Services department official admits the legal framework behind the robodebt scheme contained "flawed assumptions".

AAP

Robodebt royal commission hears pensioner was forced to make repayments on almost $65,000 debt while still contesting it

Rosemary Gay wiped away tears while telling the royal commission into the Robodebt scheme of her "sheer terror" at receiving a debt notice for almost $65,000.

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MP calls for action on crime in ‘under siege’ town – as it happened

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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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Morning Mail: multimillion-dollar GST challenge from councils, shark extinction fears, Greta Thunberg detained

A legal battle led by Philip Ruddock’s Sydney council could see hundreds of millions in GST payments refunded

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Former ministers Alan Tudge and Christian Porter to appear before robodebt inquiry

As human services minister, Tudge was in charge of the scheme when the accuracy of welfare debts was first questioned

Newcastle Herald

World Cups are fine, but rugby league's the greatest game of all

Like other fans, I don't care that my chosen sport is only played on the east coast in Australia, and by only a handful of nations overseas.

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Key robodebt documents won't be released

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has decided only one of 12 requested documents from the failed robodebt scheme will be released to the public.

ABC News

Northern Territory set to become first Australian jurisdiction to raise age of criminal responsibility. Here's what that means

The Northern Territory is set to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years of age. So what does it mean, and do experts think it will make a difference?

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The Guardian - AU

Bell report lays waste to Scott Morrison’s justifications for secret ministries

Former high court justice Virginia Bell said former PM’s scheme to duplicate ministerial powers ‘does not appear to have been closely thought through’

The Guardian - AU

Taxpayers to fund legal costs of Scott Morrison and other former ministers related to robodebt royal commission

Attorney general Mark Dreyfus has approved expenses for six former Coalition frontbenchers

The Guardian - AU

Conspiracy or stuff up? Robodebt royal commission probes how far up the chain of command blame falls

The first two weeks of hearings into the unlawful welfare scheme sought to answer a central question: how could this happen?

The Guardian - AU

Stepping into the mainstream: how the Herald Sun amplified conspiracy theories about Daniel Andrews’ 2021 fall

Front page story about Victorian premier’s Sorrento accident revived and legitimised theories previously contained to fringe far-right groups

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End of the road for Gatto's legal appeal

Mick Gatto has failed in Australia's highest court to overturn losses in his defamation case against the ABC after alleging an article implied he was a hitman.

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt likely a ‘stuff up’ rather than a ‘conspiracy’, former department boss tells inquiry

Royal commission also shown key 2015 document confirming Scott Morrison’s request for welfare ‘compliance’ measures

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison warned against further cabinet disclosures in letter from attorney general

Mark Dreyfus tables letter to Senate that raises concerns over ‘apparent extensive disclosure of cabinet information’ in book by News Corp journalists

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