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Restarting robo-debt
14 minutes Posted Oct 21, 2019 at 6:00 pm.
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An error at the Department of Human Services caused the original robo-debt algorithm to restart, issuing thousands of unchecked debt notices. Royce Kurmelovs on how the program operates and why the government persists with it - in spite of its flaws. 

Guest: Freelance journalist and author Royce Kurmelovs.

Background reading:

Robo-debt restart affects thousands in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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