Renewed scrutiny for Centrelink’s ‘robot-debt’ program
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has agreed to open a new investigation into Centrelink’s Online Compliance Intervention (OCI), better known as ‘robo-debt’.
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Budget 2018: Government funds Centrelink, Medicare payment system overhauls
The government plans to spend $316.2 million over four years as it enters the third stage of its massive overhaul of Australia’s welfare payment system.
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The ATO now holds the voiceprints of one in seven Australians
The Australian Taxation Office holds the voiceprint of one in seven Australians, according to figures released to Computerworld.
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Government rejects call to suspend Centrelink ‘robo-debt’ system
The federal government has rejected a central recommendation of a parliamentary inquiry that scrutinised an automated data-matching program intended to recover purported overpayments of welfare benefits.
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Inquiry calls for Centrelink ‘robo-debt’ system to be put on hold
The report of a Senate inquiry has recommended that Centrelink pause its automated data-matching program designed to claw back welfare overpayments.