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Audit turns tables on welfare agency's furniture spend

The auditor-general says Services Australia did not show how it got value for taxpayers' money out of buying office furniture.

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Coalition staffers took classified documents after election loss, Labor claims in Senate estimates

Labor’s Anne Urquhart tells estimates Services Australia investigated two staff in Linda Reynolds’ office for transferring data off government network

The Guardian - AU

PwC’s $1 million review failed to question robodebt legality

A federal government department will consider whether it should seek a $1 million refund from PwC after it did not deliver a 2017 report on its robodebt audit.

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Who is eligible for the $500 energy bill relief payment? It depends on where you live

The federal government had to negotiate different agreements with each state and territory, so it's a little complicated. Let's look at how much you might get slashed off your bill, depending on where you live.

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Public servant stole hundreds of work laptops to 'help children in the Philippines'

The former APS level 6 worker will spend six months behind bars.

The Canberra Times

Shorten flags consequences for robodebt enablers

The robodebt royal commission exposed a "soullessness" within senior parts of the public service which shocked Government Services Minister Bill Shorten.

AAP

WTF: Centrelink Can Ask Cops To Snoop In Your Phone If It Thinks You’re Lying About Eligibility

In some cases it can even ask police to crack your passwords.

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'Inhumane' debt collection of welfare overpayments ends

The federal government will no longer use third-party debt collection agencies for welfare overpayments following lessons learned from the robodebt debacle.

AAP

Albanese government axing external debt collectors in bid to prevent another robodebt

Welfare debt reform means citizens are no longer ‘guilty until proven innocent’, says government services minister Bill Shorten

The Guardian - AU

Labor under pressure to ban use of Israeli spyware in investigations of alleged welfare fraud

Service Australia’s use of technology at odds with joint statement Australia made with White House and others arguing for controls on commercial spyware

The Guardian - AU

Mutual obligations processes tightened after Legalise Cannabis NSW allowed to use Centrelink recipients as volunteers

The government cracks down on which organisations can use job seekers chasing mutual obligations points as volunteers, after questions from the ABC led to an admission it mistakenly approved a political party.

ABC News

Bill Shorten calls for more answers after review finds government contracts failed to meet standards

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten calls for further investigation into several government contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars over potential conflicts of interest.

ABC News

Cybersecurity funds should go towards beefing up Centrelink voice authentication, Greens say

David Shoebridge says some of the $10bn allocated to Redspice program should counter misuse of AI

The Guardian - AU

Ask the Expert: What you can do with your super – and when you can do it

Whether you want to add to your super or use it to invest, it pays to know what restrictions are in place before you start.

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Well Shit: Turns Out AI Can Access Yr Centrelink ATO Accounts By Cloning Yr Voice

Turns out AI can access your ATO accounts using voice cloning software.

The Guardian - AU

AI can fool voice recognition used to verify identity by Centrelink and Australian tax office

Exclusive: Voiceprint program used by millions of Australians to access data held by government agencies shown to have a serious security flaw

The Canberra Times

Centrelink understaffing and delays having 'tragic impacts'

Centrelink needs more resources for staff and training, legal experts say.

The Guardian - AU

‘I can’t forget’: frontline worker gives searing indictment of robodebt as architects of scheme due to give evidence

Centrelink employee told the commission she would never forget what staff were ‘forced’ to do to victims of the program

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ADF personnel leave Kimberley flood zone as weary homeowners continue to rebuild

As the military winds down its relief operations, residents in the flood-devastated Fitzroy Valley wonder when support funds will be made available.

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: more Australians than ever are paying to see a doctor as new data shows worst-hit areas

Exclusive: Data obtained by Guardian Australia shows the areas suffering the biggest drop in fully bulk-billed GP patients

The Guardian - AU

‘Less than optimal’: Centrelink call wait times blow out amid staff shortages

Labor government blames Coalition for cutting the agency’s workforce by around 13% from 2016 levels

AAP

Centrelink faces staff shortage as wait times increase

Officials have told a parliamentary hearing economic conditions has led to a surge in demand for Centrelink, while the service is short by more than 500 staff.

The Canberra Times

Public service grads pass on their top tips

'Just jump in,' former grads urge their new colleagues.

ABC News

Could hiring more neurodivergent people help fix Australia's skills shortage?

Is hiring more neurodivergent people like Jacinta Reynolds one solution to Australia's skills shortage?

ABC News

Fitzroy Crossing flood victims left frustrated by slow, complex roll out of federal relief payments

With at least 35 houses needing a complete rebuild, Fitzroy Crossing locals say "immediate" $200 relief payments are proving difficult to access.

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