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Robodebt payout could take years to flow to victims

A years-long legal battle over the unlawful robodebt scheme has ended with a multimillion-dollar settlement, but victims could wait years to get payments.

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Robodebt victims seek further compensation due to ‘damning new evidence’

Lawyers for victims say they will appeal against $1.8bn settlement, alleging officials ‘knew robodebt was unlawful but went ahead with it anyway’

The Guardian - AU

Two former federal departmental heads breached public service code 25 times in Robodebt scandal

Two former federal departmental secretaries and another ten bureaucrats involved in the Robodebt scandal have been found to have breached the Public Service Code of Conduct a total of 97 times.

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Robodebt was illegal but were its officials corrupt? This decision means now we won’t know

The National Anti-Corruption Commission won’t investigate six individuals referred by the royal commission. It’s yet another blow for victims

The Guardian - AU

'Unfair toll on you': Services Australia boss says sorry to staff for robodebt

'You deserve an apology from your agency,' Ms Skinner told staff.

Newcastle Herald

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

The Guardian - AU

The Robodebt Report Absolutely Skewered Our Politicians So Here’s Yr Explainer On Its Findings

The report called for certain politicians to be referred to criminal and civil prosecutions for the "cruel" scheme.

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The robodebt scheme was passed like a hot potato up the line of Coalition ministers – but who will be held responsible?

Unless agencies take up the commissioner’s invitation to prosecute, who is most to blame could remain sealed away in the report’s ‘confidential chapter’

The Guardian - AU

Victims now know they were right about robodebt all along. Let the royal commission change the way we talk about welfare

The long-awaited robodebt royal commission report landed today, making searing adverse findings against both politicians and bureaucrats.

The Conversation

Department of Social Services legal team was under 'definite pressure' from senior leadership, former in-house lawyer tells Robodebt inquiry

A former in-house legal officer tells the Robodebt royal commission that departmental cultural issues and leadership changes may have impacted the handling of the flawed scheme.

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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?

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