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The people who helped expose the Coalition’s ‘crude and cruel’ robodebt scheme

New documentary The People vs Robodebt tells the story of how a disastrous automated Centrelink debt recovery scheme was brought down

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2025

How the Coalition collaborated with ‘friendly media’ to silence robodebt victims

Alan Tudge’s office planned to use sympathetic outlets such as News Corp to counter reporting on scheme, royal commission report reveals

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2023

In Aston, the looming federal byelection takes second place to grocery prices

Many see the 1 April vote as the first electoral judgment of how well the Albanese government has responded to the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2023

Whose doing was it?: what we’ve learned from the robodebt royal commission

Some responsibility accepted but also excuses and deflection of blame. And the human cost laid bare of an unfair and unlawful scheme

The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2023

Robodebt failings not his responsibility, Alan Tudge says

Questions regarding how much Alan Tudge knew about the often wild inaccuracies in the robodebt system went unanswered.

The New Daily · Feb 1, 2023

Alan Tudge tells Robodebt royal commission he was not responsible for department's failures to ensure scheme was lawful

Former cabinet minister Alan Tudge has told a royal commission he was not responsible for his department's failure to ensure the Robodebt scheme was lawful.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2023

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 · Jan 31, 2023

Alan Tudge’s adviser placed stories in ‘friendly media’ to ‘shut down’ robodebt scandal, royal commission told

Rachelle Miller tells inquiry the then human services minister was ‘very firm’ a media storm over the Centrelink debt recovery scheme needed to be shut down

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2023

Robodebt victims' details released to media in bid to deter them from speaking out, royal commission told

Rachelle Miller told the commission that in response to growing criticism the government adopted a counter-narrative strategy in the "more friendly media" such as the tabloids.

ABC News · Jan 31, 2023

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 · Jan 30, 2023