The Tax Office has been writing off hard-to-collect debts for years, but it hasn’t had the power to do it. Unless we give it that power, it’ll be forced to push vulnerable Australians into debt.
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Automation has wreaked havoc with government processes here and overseas, and freedom of information laws have been key to exposing it. But with the rise of AI, our laws need modernising.
The former prime minister, who was excoriated by the commission, was unrepentant, giving no ground on any of the criticisms Commissioner Catherine Holmes made of him in her report.
Behavioural economics is a discipline that seems blind to empathy. Robodebt showed what it could do.
Senior public servants no longer have secure positions, and that has deeply undermined their ability to give ‘fearless’ advice.
Misfeasance refers to a public officer abusing power and being recklessly indifferent to the harm caused.
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Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Ann Kayis-Kumar es Amigo de The Conversation.
Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
