Robodebt coverage

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Government’s $475 million figure to settle robodebt class action (4 September, 2025)

Robodebt whistleblower speaks out: Services Australia ostracised and targeted me after the royal commission (13 August, 2025)

Secretaries board canvasses robodebt changes ahead of caretaker period (1 April, 2025)

Royal commission should have dissected robodebt culture further, outgoing secretary says (21 February, 2025)

Rebecca Skinner sheds light on robodebt clean-up (19 February, 2025)

Shorten lauds Services Australia culture of ‘speaking up’ and being heard (11 December, 2024)

Independent APS only way to dodge another robodebt, minister says (6 December, 2024)

Prejudice questions linger over A-G’s plans to publish names in secret robodebt chapter (7 November, 2024)

Restoration after robodebt: ‘Full implementation’ of 28 royal commission recommendations (7 November, 2024)

Corruption watchdog says public power must be ‘exercised honestly’, robodebt review appropriate (7 November, 2024)

Robodebt book on public service foul play a dance with the truth (25 October, 2024)

‘Hello, are you human?’ — Robodebt to help inoculate the public service from working against community interests (2 October, 2024)

Pressure mounts to name more senior public servants involved in robodebt (26 September, 2024)

Gordon de Brouwer’s astute invitation to APS leaders: stop being so self-absorbed (20 September, 2024)

‘Not my problem’ responses to robodebt fallout exposes dearth of public service leadership (17 September, 2024)

Martin Parkinson questions robodebt inquiry findings against one of two ex-secretaries (13 September, 2024)

Minister uses TEx unveiling to celebrate ‘frank and fearless’ public servants (14 August, 2024)

A-G says ‘watch this space’ as robodebt justice remains elusive 12 months after royal commission (10 July, 2024)

Colleen Taylor: Lessons from the best of the public service (18 June, 2024)

Colleen Taylor: Robodebt truth-teller says no accolade can take away grief caused by scheme (11 June, 2024)

Robodebt may be a bitter pill to swallow but the APS can’t afford to skip these lessons (29 May, 2024)

Robodebt response triggers extra funding for oversight agencies (14 November, 2023)

How rushed decisions can be public enemy number one in public administration (29 August, 2023)

Top bureaucrats pore over APS digital and data report, unfolding robodebt fallout (23 August, 2023)

What happens next in the robodebt fallout will test APS Code of Conduct like never before (31 July, 2023)

Julie Bishop’s method for getting the most out of APS in cabinet (27 July, 2023)

Robodebt ‘black chapter’ sparks public debate about what needs to change in the APS (26 July, 2023)

Greg Moriarty says trust-building, commitment and integrity will cure robodebt perils (21 July, 2023)

Defence secretary reflects on public service leadership in shadow of robodebt royal commission (20 July, 2023)

Public service reacts: Robodebt scandal inspires calls to ignite pro-integrity, anti-corruption attitudes (19 July, 2023)

Robodebt: Conflict headache for investigator chosen to sift through adverse findings over pariah public servants (14 July, 2023)

Robodebt: Why a slew of oversight bodies let the APS fall foul of preserving the integrity of government (13 July, 2023) 

Purging robodebt infection from APS will take time, Skinner tells staff (11 July, 2023)

Top mandarin who inherited robodebt department ‘deeply sorry’, cautions public servants to avoid social media discourse (11 July, 2023)

APS visionaries commit to ‘open and constructive’ approach in robodebt fallout, unleash independent investigator Stephen Sedgwick (11 July, 2023)

Robodebt royal commission savages impotent government lawyers, APSC takes next steps (10 July, 2023)

Government’s ‘anti-welfare’ robodebt scheme rooted in wicked issues over frank advice (7 July, 2023)

Robodebt has stained the reputation of the public service but its eventual reckoning shows a system capable of countering itself (7 July, 2023)

Recovering from robodebt’s moral shame and political blame will be a long road (6 July, 2023)

Robodebt: Can the APS value of stewardship help reform the rot that saw a social welfare program go to the dogs? (6 July, 2023)

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