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In the week of the Robodebt doco, why wont the government publish the figures - if there was transparency we would not be left doing our own math
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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More than 300,000 Australians had Centrelink payments cancelled illegally, new analysis shows
Peak body for community legal centres finds number of payments suspended due to IT glitch higher than department initially identified
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/26/more-than-300000-australians-had-centrelink-payments-cancelled-illegally-new-analysis-shows
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New post @simonecasey explains why not shutting down the TCF, including payment suspensions, is a form of administrative evil because providers interests have been prioritised over the rights of people routinely subject to abusive provider practices.
www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/profit-...
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Profit over people: administrative evil and the TCF — Power to Persuade
Over the last 2 weeks, significant reports into the integrity of the TCF have been published, revealing serious flaws in its design that confirm the worst fears identified in digital social policy lit...
https://www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/profit-over-people-administrative-evil-and-the-tcf/16/8/2025
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www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
For too long now the interests of private providers have been prioritised over the rights of the people they harm. Stop payment suspensions now!
#stoppaymentsuspensions
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Exclusive: Government warned over ‘legal basis’ of welfare system
Despite being warned in 2018 that jobseekers were being exposed to unfair and excessive decisions, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations ‘chose to continue with the status quo’.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2025/08/16/exclusive-government-warned-over-legal-basis-welfare-system#stoppaymentsuspensions
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and here's another one for ppl who've been trying to figure out what's been going on with the TCF:
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Power to Persuade on X: "This blog draws attention to the ideological battle was evident in last week's Senate Estimates debates about errors in the so called "Targeted Compliance Framework" and the government's response to them: https://t.co/oAupe5Y5EH" / X
This blog draws attention to the ideological battle was evident in last week's Senate Estimates debates about errors in the so called "Targeted Compliance Framework" and the government's response to them: https://t.co/oAupe5Y5EH
https://x.com/PowerToPersuade/status/1896328775337652474
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New post from @simonecasey.bsky.app on digital employment service about automated compliance and how it raises concerns about power dynamics, transparency, and fairness as digital technologies become central to enforcing conditional welfare policies:
www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/robo-co...
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Robo-compliance in employment services — Power to Persuade
This post is a summary of an article that will be appearing in the Australian Journal of Social Issues, later in the year. It builds on earlier analysis from @simonecasey about the ways that digitisat...
https://www.powertopersuade.org.au/blog/robo-compliance-in-employment-services
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Heart broken for every single person this happened to - after years of asking DEWR to check on the welfare of ppl they were cancelling, turns out these checks could have happened 💔
add a skeleton here at some point
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Hurrah, my first post in the new place. The inimitable
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
takes a close look at the way that punitive rules have been applied incorrectly, if not unlawfully, in automated and other processes in employment services:
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-cri...
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Exclusive: Welfare payments cancelled unlawfully
An error in the interpretation of welfare legislation has led to the unlawful cancellation of payments, as the department fails to manage its own compliance system.
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/law-crime/2024/11/30/exclusive-welfare-payments-cancelled-unlawfully
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Guardian Australia
11 months ago
Holding a grudge – is it a petty character flaw or a desire for justice in an unjust world? | First Dog on the Moon
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Holding a grudge – is it a petty character flaw or a desire for justice in an unjust world? | First Dog on the Moon
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/nov/22/holding-a-grudge-is-it-a-petty-character-flaw-or-a-desire-for-justice-in-an-unjust-world?CMP=aus_bsky
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