Two long-forgotten High Court cases warned the government that robo-debt might be illegal. But they persisted with the welfare scheme anyway. Rick Morton on what they knew - and when they knew it.

Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.

Background reading: Robo-debt shonky from the start in The Saturday Paper

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