DrALJONES<p>2. "Robodebt was a crude & cruel mechanism, neither fair nor legal, & it made many people feel like criminals. In essence, people were traumatised on the off-chance they might owe money". The scheme caused immense harm, including some deaths by suicide.</p><p><a href="https://www.pm.gov.au/media/final-report-royal-commission-robodebt-scheme" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pm.gov.au/media/final-report-r</span><span class="invisible">oyal-commission-robodebt-scheme</span></a> </p><p>"The commission is now making arrangements to ensure the impartial & fair investigation of the referrals."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/18/nacc-to-investigate-six-referrals-made-by-robodebt-royal-commission-ntwnfb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/feb/18/nacc-to-investigate-six-referrals-made-by-robodebt-royal-commission-ntwnfb</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NACC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NACC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robodebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robodebt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CentreForPublicIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentreForPublicIntegrity</span></a> .</p>