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In 2019, after three years, Robodebt was found to be unlawful. The Royal Commission process found it was also immoral and wildly inaccurate.
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Fight club: things we never agree on
Inspired by the new podcast The Curiosity Shop, Alison, Danielle and Caroline take on the things they might never agree on — welcome to TWT Fight Club. In the ring: Do academic and conc...
Smart dissent: middle management
A new hypothetical scenario, this time from the big smoosh of middle management.Imagine if... your Minister has announced a 15-day processing target, your team is already drowning, there's no cutting corners, and there's no extra resourc...
Seen and not heard
How public can public servants be in the social media age? Is having a LinkedIn account a professional necessity, or a professional risk?In this episode, Danielle, Alison and Caroline unpack the history, rules and realities of what publi...
Kylie Kilgour, Deputy Commissioner at the NACC: On Robodebt
In her first interview since the release of the NACC’s report into Robodebt, Deputy Commissioner Kylie Kilgour joins us to unpack her findings and what it all means for the public service. This is a rare chance to go beyond the written report w...
Robodebt: Reflections on the NACC's Findings
On 11 March, the National Anti-Corruption Commission released its findings on Robodebt. It found that two of the six referred public servants engaged in serious corrupt conduct, and four did not. Caroline, Alison and Danielle discus...