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Ombudsman slams AFP’s ‘cavalier’ approach to telco data

A “cavalier” approach to the handling of telecommunications data led to the AFP potentially unlawfully accessing location information hundreds of times, a scathing Commonwealth Ombudsman report has found. The...

ServicesAus’ tech systems made robodebt worse

8 April 2021 | by Denham Sadler

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,...

Centrelink gets $500m overhaul funding

7 October 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The government has provided more than $500 million for the final stage of the massive overhaul of the IT system underpinning Australia’s welfare payments, which is now set to...

Ombudsman seeks more funds for CLOUD Act role

13 April 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has asked for more funding to properly scrutinise the proposed new data-sharing deal with the US, which would give “significant new powers to covertly intrude on...

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Ombudsman slams AFP’s ‘cavalier’ approach to telco data

ServicesAus’ tech systems made robodebt worse

Centrelink gets $500m overhaul funding

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