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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