The ghost of Robodebt – Federal Court rules billions of dollars in welfare debts must be recalculated
- Written by Christopher Rudge, Law lecturer, University of Sydney
A recent landmark court decision could have significant ramifications for several million social security recipients.
The ruling means the federal government will need to recalculate more than A$4 billion in debts owed to the Department of Social Services, which administers Centrelink.
Some of the debts – which occurred due to overpayment of...
