Cat Walker
@kelpieunicorns.bsky.social
She/her • #AuDHD & #EDS • Champion of lived experience evidence in disability policy & research • #NDIS Squeaky Wheel in #Auspol • MAnimalSc • Mother of unicorns & a red kelpie
“Easy/hard” is Nudging 101, as imported to the NDIA by Robodebt architects.
As one employee told @squigglyrick.bsky.social 3yrs ago...
“[We] are talking about using psychological tricks... What I want to know is whether we are discouraging people from claiming support to which they are entitled.”
As one employee told @squigglyrick.bsky.social 3yrs ago...
“[We] are talking about using psychological tricks... What I want to know is whether we are discouraging people from claiming support to which they are entitled.”
When bureaucrats try to understand human behaviour
There are people inside government departments who want to use insights into human behaviour to influence us. At its best, it can help design systems to get the best outcomes for people.
But at its w...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“Easy/hard” is Nudging 101, as imported to the NDIA by Robodebt architects.
As one employee told @squigglyrick.bsky.social 3yrs ago...
“[We] are talking about using psychological tricks... What I want to know is whether we are discouraging people from claiming support to which they are entitled.”
As one employee told @squigglyrick.bsky.social 3yrs ago...
“[We] are talking about using psychological tricks... What I want to know is whether we are discouraging people from claiming support to which they are entitled.”
It's amazing how they remember there's an Extreme option and protocol on the risk matrix when the risk is reputational.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It's amazing how they remember there's an Extreme option and protocol on the risk matrix when the risk is reputational.
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And why did the ATO go this route?
Because none of the #Robodebt6 are locked up
Because none of those bastards, who knew what they were doing was wrong, immoral, and illegal, not one of them has faced justice
So, @albomp.bsky.social when do the prosecutions start? Because this isn't going away
Because none of the #Robodebt6 are locked up
Because none of those bastards, who knew what they were doing was wrong, immoral, and illegal, not one of them has faced justice
So, @albomp.bsky.social when do the prosecutions start? Because this isn't going away
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
And why did the ATO go this route?
Because none of the #Robodebt6 are locked up
Because none of those bastards, who knew what they were doing was wrong, immoral, and illegal, not one of them has faced justice
So, @albomp.bsky.social when do the prosecutions start? Because this isn't going away
Because none of the #Robodebt6 are locked up
Because none of those bastards, who knew what they were doing was wrong, immoral, and illegal, not one of them has faced justice
So, @albomp.bsky.social when do the prosecutions start? Because this isn't going away
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They are already slashing away at NDIS plans in ways they claim they are not.
October 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
They are already slashing away at NDIS plans in ways they claim they are not.
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One of the lessons of Robodebt was that institutions, advocates and their organisations should be very careful in providing communications on behalf of these departments. Just a few years ago, Services Australia was re-writing Ombudsman reports.
We remember. Do you? Act like it.
We remember. Do you? Act like it.
October 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
One of the lessons of Robodebt was that institutions, advocates and their organisations should be very careful in providing communications on behalf of these departments. Just a few years ago, Services Australia was re-writing Ombudsman reports.
We remember. Do you? Act like it.
We remember. Do you? Act like it.
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Purpose of a system is what it does
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Purpose of a system is what it does
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"The aim was to induce personal crises in victims, leaving them too unnerved and psychologically distressed to have the time and energy for anti-government activism"
October 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"The aim was to induce personal crises in victims, leaving them too unnerved and psychologically distressed to have the time and energy for anti-government activism"