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.
We’ve been presented with a rare opportunity to disrupt punitive,stigmatising attitudes towards the poor.
“Venality,incompetence and cowardice”:The royal commission has delivered a scathing assessment of a cruel,illegal scheme and those who ran it.
Royal commissioner Catherine Holmes found that welfare recipients were seen during Scott Morrison’s era as costly inconveniences. Now the tables have turned.
The royal commission found former prime minister Scott Morrison allowed cabinet to be misled over the welfare crackdown’s lawfulness and gave untrue evidence to the inquiry.
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.
The royal commission’s report into the scheme strips away any veneer of credibility that those responsible for the debacle may have attempted to convey in defence of their actions.
Miller’s testimony to the royal commission has resulted in “absolute vindication” for her son Rhys Cauzzo,who took his life after being chased by debt collectors.
Here are some of the main takeaways from the robo-debt report – and questions that remain after its release.