Australia’s automated decision-making deadline explained
Under a new Privacy Act obligation, Australian government agencies must start disclosing when computer programs help decide people’s…
Labor campaigned on ‘integrity’ so the NACC should be enjoying public trust by now
At the 2022 election, “integrity” was a big-deal issue. Then, after winning government, Labor ticked off a promise…
New aged care algorithm under fire as 800 apply for review
A new algorithm for determining how much aged care support people can receive to remain living at home…
NACC Robodebt investigation finds two people engaged in serious corrupt conduct
Former prime minister Scott Morrison has been cleared of corrupt conduct by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over…
Advocates fear My Aged Care funding algorithm could become Australia’s next robodebt
Each morning Gaynor Crossan lovingly prepares her husband of 57 years for the day ahead. It’s a complicated…
Government agency deliberately broke law for years, federal watchdog finds
A government agency deliberately broke the law for six years, the federal watchdog has found, with the issue…
ATO issues draft rules for agency-wide use of generative AI
The Australian Taxation Office has issued draft chief executive instructions on the approved uses and restrictions of workplace…
Rick Morton’s book about Robodebt, Mean Streak, among Prime Minister’s Literary Award winners
A book about the former Coalition government’s “deadly” Robodebt scheme is one of six winners at this year’s…
Robodebt pushed victims to the brink, and some did not live to see justice
Cherie Burdett estimates that more than 500 people attended her son Tory’s funeral. The 29-year-old was “six-foot tall,…