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  • The Biggest Lessons to Be Taken From the ‘Outrageous’ Robodebt Scheme

    The Biggest Lessons to Be Taken From the ‘Outrageous’ Robodebt Scheme

    The Robodebt royal commission is currently hearing evidence of tremendous hardship inflicted on people by a government that appeared to have little concern for the people its actions affected. The bureaucratic process was malign, and it harmed and stigmatised welfare recipients. Despite questions about the scheme’s legality, the program recovered about $750 million from around…