Tag: Christian Porter

Data61 out of drug-test business

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The CSIRO has confirmed that its data branch Data61 is no longer working on the government’s controversial welfare drug testing scheme, as the first location for the trial has...

Labor to reject drug test bill

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Opposition will vote against the government’s welfare drug testing legislation, leaving the future of the controversial scheme in serious doubt. A Labor caucus meeting on Monday decided to...

CSIRO silent on drug testing

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The CSIRO’s involvement with the government’s drug testing of welfare recipients is still up in the air as new documents reveal the organisation has still not signed a contract...

CSIRO: Robo-debt and drug tests

Posted on   |  by James Riley
CSIRO has still not officially agreed to allow its Data61 analytics unit to become involved in the government’s highly contentious welfare drug testing program, a Senate estimates hearing has...

CSIRO ‘not told’ of drugs project

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
CSIRO was not consulted about a controversial program to drug test welfare recipients before a Cabinet minister announced that its Data61 analytics unit would be a key player in...

Vic privacy chief slams drug tests

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian Privacy Commissioner has slammed the federal government’s plan to “randomly” drug test new welfare recipients, as the scheme faces a tough path through Parliament. Victorian Commissioner for...

Gov’t blind to Centrelink farce

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government continues to back its highly controversial automated Centrelink debt recovery system despite heavy criticism and digital transformation heavyweight Paul Shetler labelling it “appalling”. The newly automated...