Completely agree. Matthew Thompson gave evidence that Centrelink are still pursuing his Robodebt.
There's all kinds of rank, unlawful behaviour going on, you don't have to wait for a Royal Commission report to do the right thing and suspend the compliance system.
Most of these companies don't even have a system to investigate legally-significant complaints against their staff. Accountability and compliance (for thee).
The Department of Employment's 'complaints' service is, you guessed it, contracted out to a job provider. Until recently, it used to be an external EAP/support company. The Government can't even engage the private sector to enact these insane policies in a way that isn't corrupt.
A question I've had for this Employment Services Inquiry, is what are we actually inquiring into, here? Are we just digging for some way for Labor to avoid difficult and necessary reforms in a way that suits their failed 'cost-of-living' narrative? It's not a complex issue...
We're currently hearing from Dr Elea Wurth of Deloitte, who have been commissioned by the Commission to produce a technical study of the Robodebt Scheme.
It's probably going to be more useful to actually have a look at those, rather than my livetweeting the entire transcript. Process maps, etc. I will convey anything of interest.
Housekeeping: Angus Scott KC says Allyson Essex will not be required for further questioning. She wasn't excused, but now she is, on the basis of Mr. Philp's testimony. That doesn't sound great for her...