Robo-debt: Minister leaked dead man’s data

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You would expect that when you give your personal data to the government, that data remains safe.But that’s not how it was for some people who were sent debt notices under therobo-debt scheme – and in at least one case, that information was released after the person had suicided.So who should take responsibility when private data is used to protect an unlawful system? And how do we stop that from happening again? Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on how the robo-debt royal commission is revealing one of the most shameful chapters in the history of the Australian government.Warning, this episode includes discussion of suicide.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick MortonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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