Former NSW Supreme Court judge Anthony Whealy says the names of those referred for prosecution over the robo-debt royal commission findings should be revealed.
Gordon Legal says the weight of the evidence revealed by the royal commission enabled the firm to seek further redress beyond the initial $1.8 billion settlement.
Commonwealth crimes of abuse of public office and giving false or misleading evidence to a royal commission may be among the offences considered.
Centrelink’s practices point to a persecutory culture that ultimately acts as a disincentive for people to seek income support to which they are entitled.
The royal commission report found Kathryn Campbell kept the true nature of the robo-debt scheme secret when advising cabinet because she knew Scott Morrison wanted budget savings.
Senior Liberal figures who gave evidence before the royal commission will be provided funding to challenge any findings handed down against them on Friday.
After hundreds of hours of evidence and a million tendered documents,the robo-debt royal commission is ready to deliver its findings.
If you need to withdraw a significant sum of cash – such as to pay builders – do so with extreme caution.
Christmas is coming early for many senior citizens thanks to some significant pension changes.
The welfare agency is asking police to trawl through people’s metadata and in some cases crack their passwords to find out if they’re in a relationship.
A former Centrelink social worker told the royal commission her concerns about the way debts were being calculated and the distress it was causing customers were dismissed by senior executives.