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Robodebt class action law firm prepared to sue for alleged ‘misfeasance in public office’

Gordon Legal, which previously ran a $1.8bn class action, hopes federal government will reach out-of-court settlement offering further compensation

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Robert is nowhere to be seen in Fadden but his legacy could be crucial to Peter Dutton’s fate

Few think LNP’s Cameron Caldwell will fail to win Gold Coast seat at Saturday’s byelection, yet the robodebt findings have both parties watching for a swing

The Guardian - AU

Debt collectors face calls to return $11.6m retrieved under unlawful robodebt scheme

Figure paid by federal government for private collection services described as ‘shameful’

The Guardian - AU

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on Robodebt report's sealed section, and progress on NDIS reform

The Robodebt royal commission’s report has excoriated a raft of former ministers, especially Scott Morrison, who was a main instigator of the program, as well as public servants who were involved.

The Conversation

‘Not sustainable’ for robodebt sealed chapter to be secret forever, Bill Shorten says

Australians who received unlawful debt notices want the people who made ‘callous decisions’ to face consequences, government services minister says

The Guardian - AU

The guilt I was made to feel at the hands of robodebt should be felt by its creators

Acting on the report’s recommendations would enable the true welfare reform needed in Australia. Hopefully robodebt is a wake-up call

The Guardian - AU

Seven public servants criticised in robodebt report as agencies consider response

Royal commissioner Catherine Holmes found that bureaucrats misled cabinet and ombudsman

The Guardian - AU

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Early robodebt critics outraged by how long Coalition persisted with unlawful scheme

Shocking to learn politicians and public servants ‘were basically just lying to us’, Andrew Wilkie says

The Guardian - AU

PwC to repay $800,000 for work on robodebt after damning royal commission report

Embattled consulting firm also reveals it no longer employs partner involved in work on the scheme for the Department of Human Services

The Guardian - AU

Claims govt milked political advantage from Robodebt

Peter Dutton has accused Anthony Albanese of milking political advantage following the release of a damning report into the Robodebt scheme.

AAP

‘It was so shocking’: why robodebt’s dark legacy will linger long after royal commission report

As victims and frontline whistleblowers explain, the doomed welfare scheme has caused irreparable damage to claimants and the public service

The Guardian - AU

All governments try to ‘manage’ stories – but with robodebt it became a stubborn refusal to admit the truth

The royal commission’s final report lays bare how ministers and officials frustrated honest questioning and used friendly media to spread misleading information

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison rejects robodebt royal commission findings but won’t say if he was referred for prosecution

Anthony Albanese highlights commission’s ‘extraordinary’ conclusion that former PM’s evidence was ‘untrue’

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: robodebt report recommends prosecutions; another Sydney shooting; and Amazon deforestation drops 34%

Royal commission particularly scathing of Scott Morrison and Stuart Robert and the top public servant in charge of the scheme

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Robodebt royal commission final report: what did it find and what will happen next?

A 900-page report released on Friday labelled the scheme as ‘cruel and crude’. Here’s what you need to know

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle nurse says illegal robodebt scheme ruined trust in government

'I was treated as a cheat and somebody who was trying to get money out of the government.'

The Conversation

Robodebt royal commissioner makes multiple referrals for prosecution, condemning scheme as 'crude and cruel'

Robodebt Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes has referred multiple individuals involved with the illegal scheme for civil and criminal prosecutions and other actions.

The Guardian - AU

Former Coalition ministers incurred $2.5m of legal expenses linked to robodebt inquiry

Ex-PM Scott Morrison spent nearly half a million taxpayer dollars for legal bills while Christian Porter spent almost $800,000

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The Canberra Times

Doubts over robodebt lawfulness 'should have been obvious' to senior ACT public servant

Richard Glenn's ombudsman's report 'did more harm than good'.

The Conversation

The Robodebt royal commission will tell us who's to blame, but that's just the start

Today will be a moment of truth for hundreds of thousands of Australians and for what the federal court has condemned as a “shameful chapter” in Australian public administration.

The Guardian - AU

What is robodebt? Six things to watch for in the royal commission’s final report today

With the inquiry findings into the $1.8bn scandal due, who knew what and what happens next?

The Canberra Times

'There will rightly be criticism', DSS secretary told staff after robodebt hearings

Inside the Department of Social Services' reactions to the royal commission.

AAP

Robodebt bureaucrat given role before evidence revealed

Penny Wong has defended the appointment of a bureaucrat who oversaw the rollout of the disastrous robodebt scheme.

The New Daily

Stuart Robert: One of public life’s weirdest characters and the mystery of what made him tick

Stuart Robert had his feet planted in the middle of two horrible obscenities perpetrated in Australian politics.

ABC News

When both their sons took their own lives after receiving Robodebt demands, Kath and Jenny came together to seek change

Jenny Miller and Kath Madgwick became household names for those following the fallout from the automated Robodebt scheme. For the first time they talk about the bond they share after both their sons died and their plans to change the stigma around suicide.

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