Opinion

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

By Peter Whiteford
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:21pm, first published November 17 2020 - 3:00pm
Robodebt was a fiasco, but what about the human cost?
Robodebt was a fiasco, but what about the human cost?

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.

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