Debbie SpillaneJul 7, 2023
Matthew Rimmer
Robodebt royal commission: report recommends individuals face civil and criminal prosecutions https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/07/robodebt-royal-commission-final-report-recommends-civil-criminal-prosecutions Recommendation of referrals included in ‘sealed chapter’ of 1,000-page report with findings handed to federal government on Friday ahead of public release. #auslaw #auspol #robodebt
‘Crude and cruel’ scheme: robodebt royal commission report recommends civil and criminal prosecutions

Recommendation of referrals included in ‘sealed chapter’ of 1,000-page report with findings handed to federal government and released publicly

The Guardian
Jul 7, 2023 at 12:40amWeb
Show threadMatthew RimmerJul 7, 2023

Commissioner Catherine Holmes branded the former coalition government's debt-raising scheme an "extraordinary saga" of "venality, incompetence and cowardice".

"The report paints a picture of how the Robodebt [scheme] ... was put together on an ill-conceived, embryonic idea," Commissioner Holmes wrote.

"It is remarkable how little interest there seems to have been in ensuring the scheme's legality, how rushed its implementation was, how little thought was given to how it would affect welfare recipients and the lengths to which public servants were prepared to go to oblige ministers on a quest for savings." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-07/robodebt-royal-commission-findings-revealed/102531450 #auslaw #auspol #robodebt

Robodebt royal commission findings revealed, individuals referred for criminal prosecution

Unnamed individuals will be referred for criminal and civil prosecution after a royal commission handed down its report into the unlawful Robodebt scheme.

ABC News
Show threadMatthew RimmerJul 7, 2023
Robodebt royal commission final report: key findings https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/07/robodebt-royal-commission-final-report-key-findings-ministers-scott-morrison-stuart-robert #robodebt #auslaw #auspol
Robodebt royal commission final report: key findings on Scott Morrison, Stuart Robert, Kathryn Campbell and Alan Tudge

The royal commission report has levelled strong criticism of the three former ministers and senior public servant. Here are the main points from the inquiry’s findings

The Guardian
Show threadMatthew RimmerJul 7, 2023
What you need to know about the robo-debt royal commission https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-robo-debt-royal-commission-20230707-p5dmkb.html #robodebt #auslaw #auspol
What you need to know about the robo-debt royal commission

Here are some of the main takeaways from the robo-debt report – and questions that remain after its release.

The Sydney Morning Herald
Show threadMatthew RimmerJul 8, 2023

Holmes said as a minister, Tudge had a significant amount of public power and he abused that power with this strategy.

“Mr Tudge’s use of information about social security recipients in the media to distract from and discourage commentary about the scheme’s problems represented an abuse of that power,” she said.

“It was all the more reprehensible in view of the power imbalance between the minister and the cohort of people upon whom it would reasonably be expected to have the most impact, many of whom were vulnerable and dependent on the department, and its minister, for their livelihood.” https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/07/how-the-coalition-collaborated-with-friendly-media-to-silence-robodebt-victims #robodebt #auslaw #auspol

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
Show threadMatthew RimmerJul 8, 2023
‘It was so shocking’: why robodebt’s dark legacy will linger long after royal commission report https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/08/it-was-so-shocking-why-robodebts-dark-legacy-will-linger-long-after-royal-commission-report #robodebt #auslaw #auspol
‘It was so shocking’: why robodebt’s dark legacy will linger long after royal commission report

As victims and frontline whistleblowers explain, the doomed welfare scheme has caused irreparable damage to claimants and the public service

The Guardian
Show threadMatthew RimmerJul 8, 2023
PwC to repay $800,000 for work on robodebt after damning royal commission report https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/08/pwc-to-repay-800000-for-work-on-robodebt-after-damning-royal-commission-report #robodebt #auspol #auslaw
PwC to repay $800,000 for work on robodebt after damning royal commission report

Embattled consulting firm also reveals it no longer employs partner involved in work on the scheme for the Department of Human Services

The Guardian
Show threadMatthew RimmerJul 10, 2023
Robodebt was finally ended because of the activists who fought back. Will there be any justice? | @firstdogonthemoon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/10/robodebt-was-finally-ended-because-of-the-activists-who-fought-back-will-there-be-any-justice #robodebt #auspol #auslaw
Robodebt was finally ended because of the activists who fought back. Will there be any justice?

Many lives were destroyed in order to protect the jobs and egos of some of the worst people in the country

The Guardian
Show threadDrWhositJul 8, 2023
@drrimmer
PwC should have to reimburse the australian people the taxes that weren't payed because of their actions