Robo-debt royal commission
Secret identities revealed, Morrison cleared of corruption in robo-debt investigation
The royal commission into robo-debt referred six people for investigation in a secret sealed chapter. Their names have finally been revealed.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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Just six months ago, Albanese was seen as untouchable. Now some say he’s politically shrunk
The prime minister’s reputation as a canny strategist is under fire as he resists calling a royal commission.
- Rob Harris
How robo-debt turned this prize-winning author into a ‘vengeful god’
Rick Morton has won a Prime Minister’s Literary Award for his non-fiction book Mean Streak. He’d trade it all for justice for the victims.
- Linda Morris
- Opinion
- Liberal Party
This zombie scandal will haunt the Libs, unless they eject Morrison
The former prime minister bragged about creating robo-debt. Will expelling him restore public faith in the Liberal Party brand?
- Malcolm Knox
‘Fantastic, heroic story’: New series explores the human toll of the robodebt scandal
The People vs Robodebt lets victims of the unlawful welfare overpayment retrieval scheme tell their stories.
- Bridget McManus
- Updated
- Federal
Largest class action payout in Australian history for ‘heartless and disastrous’ scheme
Robo-debt victims and their families will receive an extra $475 million in compensation after they were wrongly hounded for welfare debt under the Coalition.
- Brittany Busch
‘He’s really asking us what we can say’: The veteran troublemaker leading SBS’ 2026 line-up
The broadcaster has revealed its slate, which also includes a new location for Alone Australia and the FIFA World Cup.
- Karl Quinn
Echoes of robo-debt: Lawyer warns Labor after hundreds illegally denied payments
Hundreds of people have had income support payments unlawfully terminated by an automated system – described as eerily similar to the robo-debt scandal by one lawyer.
- Olivia Ireland
Albanese started his prime ministership on a high. Then in one month, things started to unravel
A record-breaking election and one month that changed it all: we recap the highs and lows of the 47th parliament.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Robo-debt officials to be investigated, in anti-corruption commission backflip
Former High Court judge Geoffrey Nettle has found the commission made the wrong call in originally deciding to rebuff calls to investigate the scandal.
- Olivia Ireland