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Back to Search16. Taking responsibility - lessons from Robodebt
Season 1 Episode 16
Much of the evidence heard by the Royal Commission was from people who didn't know what was happening - either because they were too junior to have a…
2 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Episode: Dr Darren O'Donovon on centering the victims of Robodebt, the fragmentation of knowledge and accountability, and the creation of moral discomfort
Season 1
In this in-depth and wide-ranging interview, Dr Darren O'Donovan, Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University Law School, reflects on what it was like be…
2 years, 6 months ago
15. Behavioural insights in Robodebt: at last, an argument!
Season 1 Episode 15
In this episode, Danielle and Alison bring the conflict on their views of behavioural insights. Danielle thinks it's a revelation that government sta…
2 years, 6 months ago
14. The Grinch that stole Christmas
Season 1 Episode 14
Christmas leave plays an outsize role in Robodebt. Danielle takes us through some of the questions raised about Christmas leave, including who holds …
2 years, 7 months ago
13. Pink Batts and Robodebt - lessons not learned
Season 1 Episode 13
In September 2014, at the very moment DHS invents Robodebt, the APS receives a frank assessment of its limitations in the form of the Final Report Ho…
2 years, 7 months ago
12. Robodebt as algorithm (part 3) - Jurassic Park ICT and AI
Season 1 Episode 12
In our final episode on the algorithmic nature of Robodebt, we tackle the implications of algorithms being commercial in confidence property of thir…
2 years, 8 months ago
11. Robodebt as algorithm (part 2) - random number generator decision-making
Season 1 Episode 11
How will automation impact the ability of people to seek review of administrative decisions by government agencies?
In this episode, we talk about t…
2 years, 9 months ago
10. Robodebt as algorithm (part 1) - junk data and Swiss cheese
Season 1 Episode 10
The first of a number of episodes on the algorithmic nature of Robodebt.
This episode focuses on big data in government - what we know about it, the w…
2 years, 9 months ago
9. Why is it hard to hear whistleblowers? The lessons from Robodebt
Season 1 Episode 9
Why can it be hard to hear whistleblowers in big organisations? Caroline takes us through Kathryn Campbell's response to whistleblowers that come in …
2 years, 9 months ago
Bonus Episode: The Robodebt Report is out - early thoughts and reflections
Season 1
In this special episode, Caroline and Danielle unpack their feelings about the Royal Commission Report, five days after its release.
We also pick thr…
2 years, 10 months ago