The move comes amid an ongoing investigation into Brereton by the NACC Inspector, and a day before he’ll appear at Senate estimates.
Articles on Robodebt
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The public sector is being encouraged to embrace AI. But can the largely voluntary governance framework we’re building to manage the technology be trusted to work?
Computers promise to replace fallible human judgement with something more consistent, efficient and fair. But this isn’t always the case.
Policies that look chaotic actually reflect a deeper shift in how governments exercise power. The consequences can be dire.
The Robodebt saga has highlighted serious concerns about corruption, as well as about the body charged with stamping it out.
The government’s laws cancelling social security payments for some accused of crimes turn a safety net into a weapon for punishing people.
Paul Brereton’s ongoing conflict of interest woes threaten public trust in the National Anti-Corruption Commission. He urgently needs to change tack.
The winners of this year’s awards include celebrated novelist Michelle de Kretser, journalist Rick Morton on Robodebt and poet David Brooks.
The government will pay hundred of thousands of robodebt victims more than $500 million. But we may never know if public servants knowingly acted unlawfully.
The settlement is still to be approved by the federal court, would be the largest class action settlement in Australian history.
The Albanese government’s proposed FOI reforms attempt to update decades-old laws. Some of it is needed, but other parts severely threaten government transparency.
The ruling has allowed the Department of Social Services to resume pursuing historical welfare debts, which the Ombudsman has previously found to be unlawful.
Anthony Albanese is calling for a kinder Australia. But new research shows a lack of kindness in the public service is causing distress and even harm to clients.
Should GenAI be rapidly rolled out to improve public service policymaking and delivery? Or is a more cautious approach needed to rebuild trust after Robodebt?
The National Anti-Corruption Commission will finally investigate whether six people referred to it by the Royal Commission into Robodebt.
Rick Morton brings complex evidence into an accessible format for the public – and policy makers – to understand.
As Australia heads to a federal election next year, it is vital the next government establishes a whistleblower protection authority.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the government plans to publish the secret section of the Robodebt royal commission report, although it is not clear when it will do so.
A major takeout from the inquiry into the national response to COVID is that a lack of trust would likely mean a less cooperative public during a future pandemic.
By failing to investigate Robodebt, the National Anti-Corruption Commission forgot its purpose. Now it’s reconsidering its decision.
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