How a long-forgotten episode involving the wrongful conviction of 15,000 Australians for unproven welfare offences prompted the creation of the Robodebt scheme

Income apportionment and the FTXB test case With lead author Dr Darren O’Donovan (senior lecturer in administrative law at La Trobe), I have authored a blog post on a significant test case recently heard by the President of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Justice Kyrou, and two senior members, called FTXB; Secretary, Department of Social Services […]

Today on Welfare Law in Australia, Darren O’ Donovan analyses an internal document released under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) just a few days ago. That document reveals the inner working of Services Australia as it continues in its efforts to remediate a multi-decade calculation blunder likely affecting more than 100,000 people. What […]