Robodebt: When ‘mateship’ and a ‘fair go’ went on holiday

Almost half a million Australians were victims of Robodebt under the previous Government. This is when 'mateship' and 'a fair go' went on a holiday for a few years. At the same time, others, like myself, were victims of Centrelink's impersonal, incorrect and sometimes unfair automated debt recovery systems.

As victims, we have been disturbed and triggered by the contents of the damning report from the Royal Commission.

The Government led the public to believe that the disadvantaged and marginalised not only had their hand in the honey pot, but they were being greedy.

Who were these people who were apparently cheating? Mostly, it was those on insecure and fluctuating incomes. This included many women, single mums and students.