Robo-debt royal commission live updates:Commissioner Holmes recommends criminal,civil prosecution for individuals involved in unlawful scheme

Robo-debt royal commission live updates:Commissioner Holmes recommends criminal,civil prosecution for individuals involved in unlawful scheme

The royal commission examined the unlawful debt assessment and recovery scheme,including what key Coalition ministers knew and when.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn

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‘Rotten from the start’:Morrison,Tudge and Porter are forever shamed by robo-debt

This is a thorough condemnation of former prime minister Scott Morrison and former federal ministers who championed a scheme that broke the law.

  • byDavid Crowe
Jennifer Miller lost her son to suicide after he was chased by debt collectors. She is ready for justice

Jennifer Miller lost her son to suicide after he was chased by debt collectors. She is ready for justice

After hundreds of hours of evidence and a million tendered documents,the robo-debt royal commission is ready to deliver its findings.

  • byOlivia Ireland andSarah Keoghan
The $922-a-fortnight handout I left unclaimed – but you shouldn’t
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The $922-a-fortnight handout I left unclaimed – but you shouldn’t

Do I regret not claiming the payment for the short,personally challenging period I could? No,but you should take it if you can.

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Let JobSeeker recipients work more without penalty,economists say

Let JobSeeker recipients work more without penalty,economists say

The major political parties revealed different plans to help job seekers this week. Economists say reducing disincentives to work should be key.

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Welfare isn’t a dirty word,says new Aston MP amid JobSeeker debate

Welfare isn’t a dirty word,says new Aston MP amid JobSeeker debate

Labor’s full caucus took time out of a busy parliamentary session to watch Mary Doyle explain how her pathway to the nation’s capital had been “riddled with challenges”.

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Why this budget won’t be as generous as people hope

Why this budget won’t be as generous as people hope

This will not be a budget that pours money into income support. The goal is to spend on government services,not in direct payments.

  • byDavid Crowe
Government presented with $34 billion wishlist - and that’s just the start of the budget demands

Government presented with $34 billion wishlist - and that’s just the start of the budget demands

Increasing Commonwealth rent assistance is among the policies that multiple committees have recommended to the government as it battles rising costs on all fronts.

  • byShane Wright andNatassia Chrysanthos
Centrelink knows if you’re hiding a relationship – but it’s complicated

Centrelink knows if you’re hiding a relationship – but it’s complicated

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.

  • byAngus Thompson andTim Biggs
Rooming house plan rejected at site of notorious Melbourne disability home

Rooming house plan rejected at site of notorious Melbourne disability home

The former director of Gracemanor - which was shut down after an investigation found residents had been bullied,coerced and abused - had sought to open a rooming house at the same property.

  • byRoyce Millar andJewel Topsfield
Would robo-debt be a bigger scandal if its victims weren’t on welfare?

Would robo-debt be a bigger scandal if its victims weren’t on welfare?

If we are honest,welfare and dole recipients are treated as outsiders and therefore,in the eyes of our political leaders,don’t really count.

  • byWaleed Aly