Tag: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

AI hasn’t upended labour market yet: Govt report

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A first of its kind report by the federal government says artificial intelligence is not yet disrupting Australia’s labour market, despite several reports the technology is a growing factor...

Unlawful welfare cancellations much higher than reported

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Around 310,000 people may have had support payments unlawfully cancelled under the government’s welfare compliance system after automation errors present for years prevented them from being able to reconnect,...

Startups win from procurement rule shift, but barriers remain

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Startups and small businesses can better access Commonwealth contracts after last year’s procurement rules changes, a Canberra founder says, but dense tender infrastructure and duplicative processes are keeping many...

Australia’s automated compliance tech a global outlier

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An urgent review of the federal government’s automated welfare compliance system shows Australia’s punitive scheme is a global outlier, adding to doubts about the capability and accountability of senior...

‘Failure on top of failure’: Welfare systems on the brink

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Crumbling technology, design flaws and gaping governance gaps in the federal government’s welfare compliance system mean the validity of its automated decisions can not be assured as it impacts...

Compliance tech automated unlawful payment cancellations

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government is under mounting pressure to halt its punitive welfare compliance system and the technology automating it after the Commonwealth Ombudsman confirmed unlawful support payment cancellations. Commonwealth Ombudsman...

Senate demands release of welfare tech probe

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Senate has ordered Employment minister Amanda Rishworth hand over a review of backend technology at her department after a series of bugs and administration failures raised serious doubts...

Welfare compliance tech plagued by defects

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Government IT systems that incorrectly penalised welfare recipients remain at breaking point and will continue to malfunction, the Employment department was warned earlier this year by independent reviewers. Documents...