Federal officials spent $374 million on contracts tainted by concerns over conflicts of interest and inadequate records,according to an internal review.
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.
It is now clear that Stuart Robert was in touch with his friends’ consulting firm while he was a cabinet minister and had inside knowledge about contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Government Services Minister Bill Shorten seized upon the figures to criticise “fringe operators who spread misinformation” about COVID vaccines.
The government services minister intervened to scrap a consent form for new parents that used the term “birthing parent” after a mother complained about the language.
The Morrison government has denied any political motivation in selecting where to send staff in response to south-east Queensland’s devastating floods.
Services Australia awarded a multimillion-dollar property contract to a close friend and associate of Morrison government cabinet member Stuart Robert at a time he was the minister responsible for the agency.
As the national women’s safety summit starts,some advocates are worried welfare and its role in helping victims flee violence isn’t on the agenda.
Some say they are waiting for one or both of their vaccine doses administered at NSW Health vaccination hubs to appear on the Australian Immunisation Register.
A report the government used to argue robodebt refunds were calculated properly revealed “learner” staff performed the complex task of assessing who was entitled to a refund.
The Fair Work Commission found the veteran public servant was let go for making unsubstantiated bullying complaints.