“It just gives you a sense that there are some people for whom the whip is being used so relentlessly, they can’t escape it” @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org
Was #robodebt, now #robodole. The Albanese govt continues to punch down on the most vulnerable, to profit dodgy employment services. #auspol
Was #robodebt, now #robodole. The Albanese govt continues to punch down on the most vulnerable, to profit dodgy employment services. #auspol
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
Exclusive: As jobseekers continue to have payments suspended, advocates call for the regime to be stopped until it’s proven to be lawful
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Centrelink has been issuing payment suspension notices to jobseekers and those on disability support pensions at a rate of more than five a minute, new analysis suggests, amid concerns over the legality of the troubled system.
In total, government data collated by the Antipoverty Centre shows there were 2,683,605 suspension actions between June 2024 and July 2025. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“It just gives you a sense that there are some people for whom the whip is being used so relentlessly, they can’t escape it” @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org
Was #robodebt, now #robodole. The Albanese govt continues to punch down on the most vulnerable, to profit dodgy employment services. #auspol
Was #robodebt, now #robodole. The Albanese govt continues to punch down on the most vulnerable, to profit dodgy employment services. #auspol
Anthony Albanese Labor government deliberately put in place a dud secretive #NACC that binned #Robodebt RC recommendations, and now continues punitive measures against Australia’s most vulnerable. #robodole.
Unconscionable and shameless conduct by Labor govt that no longer is Party for Labour.
Unconscionable and shameless conduct by Labor govt that no longer is Party for Labour.
November 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In the aftermath of #robodebt, Jay Coonan @antipovertycentre.org said instead of "changing the narrative", the government was contributing to "further demonising welfare recipients".
The Albanese govt's first priority should be to fix its dodgy and illegal payment suspensions system - #robodole.
The Albanese govt's first priority should be to fix its dodgy and illegal payment suspensions system - #robodole.
'Power grab': Labor under fire over new move to cut off Centrelink payments
'Power grab': Labor under fire over new move to cut off Centrelink payments
The last-minute additions have been called into question, with advocates arguing they set a "dangerous precedent".
www.sbs.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
In the aftermath of #robodebt, Jay Coonan @antipovertycentre.org said instead of "changing the narrative", the government was contributing to "further demonising welfare recipients".
The Albanese govt's first priority should be to fix its dodgy and illegal payment suspensions system - #robodole.
The Albanese govt's first priority should be to fix its dodgy and illegal payment suspensions system - #robodole.
From #robodebt to #robodole.
Different government,
same cruelty, illegality and dehumanization. #auspol
Different government,
same cruelty, illegality and dehumanization. #auspol
Worthless, chickenshit ANONYMOUS statement from the do-nothing Albanese Government who have done nothing to address these crises OR rebuild trust in the welfare system, have no plans for reform, & watch on uselessly as the collapsing welfare administration blows holes in legislation and the budget.
October 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Yes, the system is complex, but that's the result of policy choices.
The Albanese government could fix it now.
But their arrogant, dehumanizing and illegal approach to welfare policy is little different to the Morrison govt's.
From #robodebt to #robodole. #inequality #auspol
The Albanese government could fix it now.
But their arrogant, dehumanizing and illegal approach to welfare policy is little different to the Morrison govt's.
From #robodebt to #robodole. #inequality #auspol
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Sometimes defective, maybe unlawful: what can be done about Australia’s crisis-ridden welfare system?
Run by multiple departments and hundreds of private companies, advocates warn errors will continue to rock a system ‘in crisis’
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It’s a system designed to help Australians who most need it. Yet its created continuous scandals, with parts of it paused because the government can’t say if it’s operating legally.
Hundreds and thousands of Centrelink clients are affected by its frequent problems, being charged or overpaying debts incorrectly calculated as another class action is launched. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Yes, the system is complex, but that's the result of policy choices.
The Albanese government could fix it now.
But their arrogant, dehumanizing and illegal approach to welfare policy is little different to the Morrison govt's.
From #robodebt to #robodole. #inequality #auspol
The Albanese government could fix it now.
But their arrogant, dehumanizing and illegal approach to welfare policy is little different to the Morrison govt's.
From #robodebt to #robodole. #inequality #auspol
The wonks can have their saga, welfare recipients are suffering in the meantime.
MUTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEBT RECOVERY MUST BE SUSPENDED NOW
Robodole rapidly morphs from narrative to saga via @themandarin.bsky.social www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
MUTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEBT RECOVERY MUST BE SUSPENDED NOW
Robodole rapidly morphs from narrative to saga via @themandarin.bsky.social www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
Robodole rapidly morphs from narrative to saga
From compassion to chaos, robodole’s fallout keeps spreading. The ombud is digging deeper, and Deloitte’s defence comes apart at the seams.
www.themandarin.com.au
October 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The wonks can have their saga, welfare recipients are suffering in the meantime.
MUTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEBT RECOVERY MUST BE SUSPENDED NOW
Robodole rapidly morphs from narrative to saga via @themandarin.bsky.social www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
MUTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEBT RECOVERY MUST BE SUSPENDED NOW
Robodole rapidly morphs from narrative to saga via @themandarin.bsky.social www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
Must read.
Seems that the Albanese government has learned nothing from #robodebt.
And #robodole is the perfect moniker for this cruel farce. #auspol
Seems that the Albanese government has learned nothing from #robodebt.
And #robodole is the perfect moniker for this cruel farce. #auspol
A Senatorial 🐀 up a drainpipe. More to come it seems….
www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
Robodole rapidly morphs from narrative to saga
From compassion to chaos, robodole’s fallout keeps spreading. The ombud is digging deeper, and Deloitte’s defence comes apart at the seams.
www.themandarin.com.au
October 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Labor paid a consultancy firm for a roboreport into the unlawful robodole compliance model & it was left to the media & the public to identify errors arising from inappropriate use of generative AI in the report. If they had shame they'd be embarrassed.
#AusPol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#AusPol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report
Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Labor paid a consultancy firm for a roboreport into the unlawful robodole compliance model & it was left to the media & the public to identify errors arising from inappropriate use of generative AI in the report. If they had shame they'd be embarrassed.
#AusPol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
#AusPol
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
| Ooh, job service providers. In 2024-25, the Commonwealth spent nearly $1.4 billion on them, and the system is riddled with problems, including what’s known as the “perverse incentive”.
More cans of worms, anyone? |
If No job service providers there’d have been no robodebt or robodole
#auspol
More cans of worms, anyone? |
If No job service providers there’d have been no robodebt or robodole
#auspol
Must read.
Seems that the Albanese government has learned nothing from #robodebt.
And #robodole is the perfect moniker for this cruel farce. #auspol
Seems that the Albanese government has learned nothing from #robodebt.
And #robodole is the perfect moniker for this cruel farce. #auspol
A Senatorial 🐀 up a drainpipe. More to come it seems….
www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
www.themandarin.com.au/301467-robod...
October 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
| Ooh, job service providers. In 2024-25, the Commonwealth spent nearly $1.4 billion on them, and the system is riddled with problems, including what’s known as the “perverse incentive”.
More cans of worms, anyone? |
If No job service providers there’d have been no robodebt or robodole
#auspol
More cans of worms, anyone? |
If No job service providers there’d have been no robodebt or robodole
#auspol
The latest issue of The Crux is out: Breaking Bitnami, robodole, CyberCX gets bought, Nginx+ACME, and the story of winning. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/cyber-consolidation/
August 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The latest issue of The Crux is out: Breaking Bitnami, robodole, CyberCX gets bought, Nginx+ACME, and the story of winning. https://pivotnine.com/the-crux/archive/cyber-consolidation/
We only learned about vulnerability indicators as a dole compliance tool during #robodebt thanks to my FOI. Guess Labor doesn't want similar to happen with their #robodole automated payment suspensions.
#AusPol
#AusPol
"What this Bill would do is make it harder and more expensive for Australians to get information from the government."
"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."
- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
#auspol @skyelark.bsky.social
"FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse."
- Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac
#auspol @skyelark.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Spoke to InnovationAus about the ongoing fractalshambles of the Targeted Compliance Framework aka #robodole: www.innovationaus.com/failure-on-t...
'Failure on top of failure': Welfare systems on the brink
Crumbling technology, design flaws and gaping governance gaps in the federal government’s punitive welfare compliance system mean the appropriateness of its automated decisions can not be assured. The...
www.innovationaus.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Spoke to InnovationAus about the ongoing fractalshambles of the Targeted Compliance Framework aka #robodole: www.innovationaus.com/failure-on-t...
#Robodebt and #Robodole all on Albanese Labor Government as is the deliberate dud #NACC they installed to cover up corruption. @jimchalmers.bsky.social
#auspol.
The stench of Duopoly serial corruption is overpowering these days. @patskarvelas.bsky.social
#auspol.
The stench of Duopoly serial corruption is overpowering these days. @patskarvelas.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#Robodebt and #Robodole all on Albanese Labor Government as is the deliberate dud #NACC they installed to cover up corruption. @jimchalmers.bsky.social
#auspol.
The stench of Duopoly serial corruption is overpowering these days. @patskarvelas.bsky.social
#auspol.
The stench of Duopoly serial corruption is overpowering these days. @patskarvelas.bsky.social
The Mandarin: “Such a contest took place at the education and employment committee on October 9, when the secretary of the ç, Natalie James, and her top executives fielded questions on the continuing fallout from “robodole”.”
October 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The Mandarin: “Such a contest took place at the education and employment committee on October 9, when the secretary of the ç, Natalie James, and her top executives fielded questions on the continuing fallout from “robodole”.”
#BREAKING 🚨 The term 'robodole' has been coined to describe the continuing mutual obligations scandal.
www.themandarin.com.au/297656-first...
www.themandarin.com.au/297656-first...
First robodebt, now robodole. Both failed Australia’s most vulnerable
Unlawful automation, vulnerable people hurt, and the APS again accused of moving too slowly. It's déjà vu all over again.
www.themandarin.com.au
August 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
#BREAKING 🚨 The term 'robodole' has been coined to describe the continuing mutual obligations scandal.
www.themandarin.com.au/297656-first...
www.themandarin.com.au/297656-first...