Robodebt ‘sold as low risk’ from beginning
A department overseeing the robodebt scheme was impacted by "aggressive" leadership, a royal commission has been told.
A department overseeing the robodebt scheme was impacted by "aggressive" leadership, a royal commission has been told.
A royal commission into the illegal robodebt scheme was told the Australian Tax Office ordered the Department of Human Services to stop using taxpayer data.
A royal commission has been told a government department had failed to relay information about the unlawfulness of the robodebt income averaging calculation.
The robodebt royal commission is trying to determine how the scheme was initiated despite early legal advice raising significant problems with the proposal.
A senior public servant who worked for a department overseeing the botched robodebt scheme did not raise questions about its legality with his superiors.
A Melbourne robodebt victim slugged with a false $4000 bill for Youth Allowance has told a royal commission how she took her case to the Federal Court and won.
Public hearings into the robodebt scandal are fast approaching but the royal commission is still waiting for a stack of important documents.
New Year's Day brings not only the promise of a clean slate but also extra dollars in the bank for some.