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This is powerful testimony from Jennifer Miller, on behalf of her beautiful boy, Rhys Cauzzo! So brave of her to front the court today & advocate on behalf of him & other vulnerable #RoboDebt victims. #Auspol
PS We believe that has Jenny received Centrelink RoboDebt notices.
PS We believe that has Jenny received Centrelink RoboDebt notices.
So many gut-wrenching & poignant testimonies from victims & loved ones today. It's been a sad honour for #NotMyDebt volunteers to get to know Jennifer Miller, Kath Madgwick & countless others as they've navigated this deliberately cruel & oppressive reverse-onus #RoboDebt scheme.
Proposed settlement is discriminatory & total sum is insufficient. Morrison Govt can end this legal impasse & stop this terrible emotional rollercoaster for all Class Action victims, by simply drawing a line under the scheme by wiping & refunding all #RoboDebts forthwith. #Auspol
Quite a development in the #robodebt saga: The government lost 76 cases where the AAT said the debts weren't legally enforceable, Gordon Legal says.
It never appealed – and the decisions weren't made public. theguardian.com/australia-news… #auspol
It never appealed – and the decisions weren't made public. theguardian.com/australia-news… #auspol
Most of these decisions were made in 2017. We'd previously only known about five or six. By not appealing, the government ensured that a higher level of the tribunal which publishes its decisions didn't rule against it.
Alan Tudge is also named in the statement as claim. For example, he is said to have received a brief on 1 March that stated “33% of Robodebt-raised debts ‘were changed to $0 on review/reassessment’”.
For years the Government defended its controversial program to claw back one and half billion dollars worth of welfare payments. Now it will repay $720 million to many of those who received so-called #robodebts. #abc730 @FarrellPF
Disability pensioner Tim Cahalan received a debt notice for almost $3,000 last year. His mother Penny Cahalan told 7.30, “They are targeting a very vulnerable group who often don't have the ability to stand up to this kind of bullying.” #abc730
The Government is facing a class action over the robodebt scheme, seeking damages on behalf of hundreds of thousands of people. It’s worried any apology could be used against it in court. #abc730
Australia's #robodebt is based on an algorithm, so, I'm going to listen to and livetweet the @flashforwardpod podcast in relation to how @HumanServicesAU, particularly @Centrelink is using technology in a harmful way.
Before we get started, a little explainer of #robodebt: a "speculative invoice generated by an algorithm"
c/o @manjusrii
+ longer read of the issue c/o @not_my_debt:
notmydebt.com.au/the-issue
c/o @manjusrii
+ longer read of the issue c/o @not_my_debt:
notmydebt.com.au/the-issue
"The government is using a computer algorithm to identify overpayments, or ‘debt’, by matching fortnightly Centrelink reporting periods to annual income from the Australian Taxation Office and looking for discrepancies. "
