Tag: RoboDebt

ServicesAus’ tech systems made robodebt worse

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government continued to recover money from welfare recipients despite admitting its robodebt scheme was “legally insufficient,” in part because its IT systems were not up to scratch,...

Govt data sharing plan ‘violates expectations’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
New laws that “fundamentally change” the way the federal government handles the personal data of Australians will have “enormous consequences” for individual privacy, civil and digital rights groups have...

The vaccination certificate now under a spotlight

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The imminent rollout of a digital COVID-19 vaccination certification risks becoming another government tech wreck, Labor and a number of digital rights advocates have warned, with concerns over the...

Robodebt victims ‘shafted’ by settlement

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The settlement of the class action lawsuit against robodebt for $112 million in compensation minus legal fees has “shafted” the victims of the unlawful debt recovery scheme, according to...

Robodebt class action settled for $1.2 billion

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government will pay $112 million in compensation to 400,000 victims of its robodebt scheme as part of a $1.2 billion class action lawsuit settlement over its use of...

Govt robodebt legal fees top $34m: Labor

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has spent more than $34 million to fight ongoing legal challenges to its unlawful robodebt scheme according to Labor, with $545 million now paid back to...

Unlawful robodebt bunfight heats up

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
How the government came to be running an unlawful scheme needs to be properly investigated, crossbench senator Rex Patrick said, as the Opposition officially backed calls for a Royal...

Robodebt inquiry inevitable, but in what form?

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A full inquiry into the government’s illegal robodebt scheme now seems inevitable, with the main question now centring around what form it will take. On Friday afternoon Government Services...

No apology, no accountability: Robodebt

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Despite nearly 500,000 unlawfully issued debts worth more than $700 million, and the minister still couldn’t apologise. Fronting up to a hastily called press conference after cynically waiting until...