‘Flawed and dangerous’ welfare compliance reboot


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Some of Australia’s most severe automated welfare compliance penalties will resume next week, more than two years after they began being suspended because of an error riddled IT system and failures to align with social security policy.

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) confirmed the resumption, flagged in August, saying “necessary IT changes” and “improved guidance and training” are being put in place, despite concerns about their impact …

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