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Robodebt was a policy fiasco with a human cost we have yet to fully appreciate

  • Written by Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Robodebt was a policy fiasco with a human cost we have yet to fully appreciateDAVID MARIUZ/AAP

The Robodebt class action bought by Gordon Legal has been settled at a cost to the government of around $1.2 billion. According to federal Labor frontbencher Bill Shorten, this is the biggest class action in Australian legal history.

This comprised refunds of $721 million to 373,000 people, $112 million in compensation and $398...

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