The Guardian
Jobseekers say Australia’s employment system forcing them into jobs with ‘terrible hours, conditions and pay’
5 min · · Workers claim they have been forced to clean up human faeces, had payments cut off after a death in the family and have had to cancel work to attend provider appointments · Shared by 4, including Fern
The Guardian
Brad Pitt in a chicken suit and rating friends: jobseekers believed ‘condescending’ courses required to get payments
5 min · · Resilience course provider claims it uses the ‘same model of change as smoking cessation’ but welfare advocates say courses are ‘social eugenics’ · Shared by 4, including Fern
ministers.dss.gov.au
Government response to Robodebt Royal Commission
4 min · · The Albanese Government has today tabled the response to the Robodebt Royal Commission. The Government has agreed, or agreed in principle, to all 56 of the Royal Commission’s recommendations as part… · Shared by 5, including Fern
The Guardian
Services Australia forced to pause Centrelink debt repayments for 86,000 people amid legality concerns
3 min · · Debt pause comes after watchdog found historical ‘income apportionment’ method breached social security law · Shared by 5, including Fern
The Guardian
Did you know that Centrelink answers less than one out of every four calls?
· And that is according to Centrelink so you know it could be worse · Shared by 4, including Fern
MSN Real Estate
MSN
· More than a dozen public servants involved in the illegal robodebt scheme are under investigation for code of conduct breaches. · Shared by 5, including Fern
The Guardian
Centrelink issues 2.8m busy messages to callers in only two months as wait times blow out
3 min · · Crossbench MPs raise alarm with minister as Services Australia data shows only 23% of calls were answered in July and August · Shared by 4, including Fern
The Guardian
Centrelink jobseeker payments suspended more than 450,000 times in three months
2 min · · Exclusive: New figures reveal mutual obligations system responsible for the vast majority of welfare suspensions · Shared by 4, including Fern
The Guardian
Services Australia apologises to staff over ‘unfair toll’ of robodebt
3 min · · Agency’s chief executive says Centrelink staff acted in ‘good faith’, following damning royal commission findings · Shared by 5, including Fern
The Saturday Paper
Exclusive: DPP reviews prosecutions for false welfare debts
· More than 100,000 people have been affected by a second robo-debt-like scheme, which has run for two decades and could cost $1 billion to correct. · Shared by 5, including Fern
crikey.com.au
The gospel of Scott Morrison is his most poisonous legacy
1 min · · The former prime minister has engraved his moral nihilism and will-to-power politics on the heart of the Liberal Party. And it could have consequences for decades to come. · Shared by 5, including Fern
The Guardian
Up to 100,000 Centrelink debts or potential debts miscalculated over two decades, ombudsman finds
2 min · · ‘Unlawfully apportioning’ income could cause incorrect calculations on welfare payments but practice unrelated to robodebt, report says · Shared by 5, including Fern
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
Victims now know they were right about robodebt all along. Let the royal commission change the way we talk about welfare
3 min · · Welfare advocates in this country can now forcefully critique any government program that trades on stigma or vulnerability and ignores real-life suffering. · Shared by 8, including Fern
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
Behavioural ‘experts’ quietly shaped robodebt’s most devilish details
3 min · · Behavioural economics is a discipline that seems blind to empathy. Robodebt showed what it could do. · Shared by 5, including Fern
The Guardian
Rat enthusiasts are losing their minds over this very adorable discovery
· Look at its little face! I just want to squeeze it! · Shared by 6, including Fern
The Guardian
Robodebt class action law firm prepared to sue for alleged ‘misfeasance in public office’
4 min · · Gordon Legal, which previously ran a $1.8bn class action, hopes federal government will reach out-of-court settlement offering further compensation · Shared by 5, including Fern