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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 · Jul 9, 2023

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

What we've learnt from nine weeks of Robodebt royal commission hearings

More than 100 witnesses, including two former prime ministers, have faced the Robodebt inquiry and sworn to tell the truth.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2023

‘A shameful chapter’: how Australia’s robodebt saga was allowed to unfold

Bombshell legal advice finally revealed this week was initially dismissed, discarded or overruled. The consequences for many have been tragic

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2022

The Robodebt scheme failed tests of lawfulness, impartiality, integrity and trust

The Robodebt royal commission is currently hearing evidence of tremendous hardship inflicted on people by a government that appeared to have little concern for the people its actions affected.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

Robodebt faces a reckoning as royal commission begins

Deanna Amato never imagined she would take on the federal government in court. But then, in 2018, she opened her tax return and received a shock: her entire refund had been seized.

ABC News · Oct 30, 2022