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Politics & Society

Without stronger action, Robodebt could happen again

Despite the deeply disturbing revelations of the Robodebt Royal Commission, many government agencies are still using poor debt collection practices

Sciences & Technology

The flawed algorithm at the heart of Robodebt

Robodebt teaches us that even simple automated decision-making systems come with the biases of the people, systems and policies that conceive them

Business & Economics

Time for a Universal Basic Income?

The socio-economic crisis brought about by COVID-19 reveals cracks in existing social welfare systems and the need for radical transformation

Politics & Society

What is the law when AI makes the ‘decisions’?

A Federal Court ruling that the Australian government’s ‘Robodebt’ system is unlawful shines a much-needed light on what the law actually says