Robodebt: a sociopathic assault by our past leadership on Centrelink recipients

Friday, 14 July 2023 - 10:00am to 10:30am

Jennifer and Jacques talk about Robodebt, the past federal government's immoral and illegal scheme to reclaim phony debts from Centrelink recipients.

The Robodebt Royal Commission has just released its findings, and they are pretty scathing. There was no legal basis for the scheme, and Ministers and top bureaucrats were aware of this early on and actively covered it up and hid the truth. Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of innocent people suffered, with some even taking their own lives. Key Ministers and public servants were unmoved and acted with sociopathic disregard even trying to justify their actions (and inactions) as matters of regular governance.

Friday 10:00am to 10:30am
Think Again offers weekly conversations and reflections about current events, trends and public pronouncements on contemporary and emerging issues. The show moves beyond what we read and hear via the public and ‘social’ media, to invite alternative possibilities to guide our thinking, living and organising.

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Jennifer Borrell & Jacques Boulet

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