Robodebt was the great test of Australia’s accountability mechanisms – and they failed
12.03.2026 07:17
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Robodebt was the great test of Australia’s accountability mechanisms – and they failed
He doesn’t hold a hose, mate
Geez. Really scraping the bottom of the barrel now
Morrison one of the six referred to anti-corruption commission Sarah Basford Canales Sarah Basford Canales Former prime minister, Scott Morrison, was one of the six people robodebt royal commissioner, Catherine Holmes, referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission. The final report, released this morning, found two officials – Mark Withnell and Serena Wilson – had engaged in serious corrupt conduct. The report found the other four, however, did not. The other four names referred to the Nacc included Morrison, Kathryn Campbell, Annette Musolino and Catherine Halbert. Morrison’s failure to realise the bureaucratic advice was misleading, the report found, was due to both the social services and human services departments failing to advise him and other ministers that new laws were needed. Campbell was one of two named by the Australia Public Service Commission in 2024 after it found 12 public servants, including Campbell and former department head Renée Leon, breached the code of conduct 97 times during their involvement in the robodebt program.
NACC's new report finds that two of the Robodebt Six engaged in serious corrupt conduct www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
In 2014 Ross Gittins described the MRFF as an accounting trick (www.smh.com.au/business/med...) to hide deficits rather than fund more medical research. How right he was www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
They could make the system much more efficient by just releasing documents by default. I wonder if they will consider that option 🤔
What a cool guy. Cool and normal
See how your trial goes. If it seems to be working, we could maybe try evaluating it across institutions.
Nice idea. I like it. I’ll be interested to hear how it goes and what students think of it
“The moment students reach for AI is a teaching moment, not a policing moment.” 💯
Great. We’ll get a lot more White Straight Men Being Violent Is The Best Actually movies. Probably generated by AI, too
Staggering chart. Hard to argue that the discount is in any way fair
I have questions
A thread about how fun it is to travel domestically in Australia. Yesterday evening I arrive at Melbourne airport only to find my flight to Sydney has been delayed by half an hour. Then another half an hour. And another …
“It is past time for a re-evaluation of how universities engage with consultants and how they can be better employers and better providers of the education students need,” writes Alice Grundy, Managing Editor of Australia Institute Press.
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Wrong place to start. You need to stop the sale of the things in the first place. Target the manufacturers and the retailers, not the kids. And yes, I’m aware many come from overseas, but just because it is hard, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it
“The self-evident truths of public health remind us… of the basics; that ill health and inequity in health, are, via poverty, deprivation, or low-income, structurally determined, and that this is where our efforts must aim, ultimately”
I wonder if those 2 things are related 🤔
Who exercises in jeans?!
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Not a good look
All that will do will be that people don’t declare AI use. I don’t think that is better than the current situation
I do love to open the pantry even when I know what’s in there
And donkey?
The liberal party never ceases to amaze me with who they pick as leader. Taylor gives off strong Dutton/Morrison/Abbott vibes - ie talks a big game but doesn’t bother with the details. That might work as an opposition leader for a time but you’ll fall flat on your face as PM
For me, it’s probably more. I’ve had songs I’ve really liked and sung along with without ever knowing what they’re about
Infographic titled "Why Speed Matters" with three sections: **Top:** Two statistics side by side. Left: "75% — Drivers yield 75% of the time when traveling 20 MPH." Right: "17% — Drivers yield only 17% of the time when traveling 37 MPH." **Middle:** Two street-view illustrations comparing driver field of vision. Left: Wide, clear field of vision at 15 MPH. Right: Severely narrowed tunnel-like field of vision at 30 to 40 MPH. **Bottom:** Three panels showing pedestrian survival rates when hit by a vehicle. At 20 MPH: 9 out of 10 pedestrians survive. At 30 MPH: 5 out of 10 pedestrians survive. At 40 MPH: Only 1 out of 10 pedestrians survives. Graphic by Seattle DOT.
Short reminder:
Vision Zero is a great goal to work on.
Day by day.
Just by putting people over cars.
