Tag: RoboDebt

Corruption watchdog to investigate Robodebt referrals

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The national corruption watchdog will investigate referrals it received from the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, reversing its controversial earlier decision to not pursue them. On Tuesday, the...

Ombudsman armed with new powers to avoid Robodebt repeat

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
New laws forcing agencies to cooperate with the Commonwealth Ombudsman and surrender documents have passed parliament, in the latest part of the government’s response to the Robodebt royal commission....

Automated systems still grounded at Services Australia

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Services Australia still doesn’t have the legislative authority to re-commence the use of automated systems to support the processing of welfare claims 20 months since they were paused, according...

Govt revives ‘citizen watchdog’ missing in Robodebt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Top legal minds and disability and Indigenous advocates have been appointed to a reinstated administrative decisions watchdog to bolster oversight and tackle systemic issues. The experts arrive as part...

Ombudsman gets new powers to avoid Robodebt repeat

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Agencies face a new post-Robodebt statutory duty next year to cooperate with Ombudsmen and could be forced to hand over records under legislation that passed the House of Representatives...

Algorithm safeguards proposed to prevent Robodebt repeat

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Systems used to automate welfare, migration and other federal governments decisions could be subject to a spate of new obligations under changes being considered in the wake of the...

Do no harm: Managing the social risks of AI

Posted on   |  by Jordan Guiao
Science is about making the world clearer and more understandable. By classifying the world into observable, repeatable, verifiable phenomena we move towards a shared sense of reality rather than...

The dangerous culture that created Robodebt and RoboNDIS

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
Why is there silence on the fact that the bureaucracy not only ignored legal commentary from an esteemed legal scholar on Robodebt, but has also ignored legal commentary from...

New laws clear path to pursue ex-agency heads over Robodebt

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government will introduce legislation to provide an express power for the Public Service Commissioner to investigate former agency heads, after some ex-mandarins claimed leaving the public service...