Robodebt describes the automated process of matching the Australian Taxation Office's
income data with social welfare recipients' reports of income to Centrelink. Discrepancies …

This paper reviews illustrative aspects of the introduction of artificial intelligence into
Australian social security's (Centrelink) original decision making and merits review. The …

Since 2016, welfare recipients in Australia have been subject to the Online Compliance
Intervention (OCI), implemented through the national income support agency, Centrelink …

Australians need a social protection system that can insulate us from new social risks as we
face uncertain challenges of the century ahead. This background paper is one of several …

Behind the façade of a “digital government” narrative of convenience and accessibility,
bureaucrats and corporations are building a new mode of public governance that …

Automated decision support systems with high stake decision processes are frequently
controversial. The Online Compliance Intervention (herewith “OCI” or “RoboDebt”) is a …

Abstract Chinese Abstract: 摘要: 透明和责任, 可预测性和一致性以及法律面前人人平等,
是各国普遍认可的法治价值观. 预编程规则系统和从历史数据中衍生规则系统 …

The regulatory welfare state illuminates path dependencies and tendencies to mutual
growth in markets, welfare, and regulation. This article uses two specific welfare-to-work …

Australia is often cited as one of the most advanced nations in terms of digitisation and the
use of innovations in information and communication technology (Djeffal, 2018). However …

The 2019 calendar year was largely consumed by policy stagnation. A sitting Government—
thought even by its senior members to be in its death throes—surprised everyone with a …