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Explainer: what is the 'tort of misfeasance' and how might it apply in the case of robodebt?

The final report of the robodebt royal commission has revealed the full extent of one of the most egregiously harmful acts our government has ever committed against some of the most vulnerable Australians.

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‘Never again’? Robodebt can and will happen again

Robodebt needed compliant public servants and a minister willing to mislead colleagues. There’s no reason why it couldn’t happen again.

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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

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What comes after the damning robodebt report?

Some will be clamouring for a long trail of heads on pikes. But the next stage of the robodebt commission findings will take years to unfold.

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Clive Palmer dives for gold, $41bn worth

Clive Palmer’s company Zeph Investments claims the Commonwealth breached a free trade agreement over coal exploration permits and wants $41 billion in damages, and according to Indigenous Bunurong oral history, Harold Holt is swimming in mermaid country.

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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.

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‘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

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Afternoon Update: calls for Morrison to resign; six additions to threatened species list; and rightwing figures join Threads

Some Coalition members have said the former PM should resign from politics in wake of a scathing royal commission report

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 ‘dole-bludger’ myth can die now — the real cheats were highly paid public servants

The royal commission made clear what we already knew: the only dangers to the welfare system are public servants and policy makers.

Crikey

Pressure builds for Scott Morrison to resign after damning robodebt report findings

Calls follow royal commission finding Morrison ‘allowed cabinet to be misled’, but former PM rejects suggestion of wrongdoing

The Guardian - AU

Tina Arena saves Scott Morrison’s awful weekend

His party wants him gone, and his beloved Sharkies probably do too. But hey, at least Tina Arena is singing from the same hymn sheet.

Crikey

How bureaucrats and Morrison misled a government and created a lethal policy

Bureaucrats in the Department of Human Services worked hard to overcome advice that robodebt was illegal, and misled cabinet into backing it — along with their minister, Scott Morrison.

Crikey

Newbie MP Max Chandler-Mather builds his reputation on Greens’ green grass of home

Most Crikey readers are delighted the housing and rental crises are front and centre of the political debate — almost as delighted as they are to see the back of Stuart Robert.

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PM says Ukraine membership ‘a matter for Nato’ – as it happened

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Archer aims arrow at Morrison

Liberal MP Bridget Archer says former PM Scott Morrison’s response to the robodebt royal commission’s findings were ‘disappointing’ and it’s time for him to resign from Parliament, and current PM Anthony Albanese has sealed a $1 billion defence export deal with Germany.

The Guardian - AU

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

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Peter Dutton concedes individuals made ‘mistakes’ on robodebt but warns against ‘trial by media’

Opposition leader accuses Labor of politicising the royal commission findings and calls Bill Shorten a ‘political animal’

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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

The Guardian - AU

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

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The robodebt royal commission revealed the worst of ‘welfare cop’ politics. But what happens next is up to us all

Catherine Holmes’ report is damning for the Coalition and the public service, yet the reckoning she advocates will take more than policy change

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.

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