Centrelink's debt debacle: It's going to get worse, says union
It's bad now but going to get much worse, warns CPSU as Centrelink denies "pecking order" in debt case reviews.
It's bad now but going to get much worse, warns CPSU as Centrelink denies "pecking order" in debt case reviews.
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has produced two scathing reports on practices by Australian immigration authorities.
When it comes to the employment and training sector, the names do not get any bigger than Sarina Russo.
Health Minister Sussan Ley travelled to the Gold Coast twice at taxpayer expense for lavish New Year celebrations hosted by a multimillionaire political donor whose company has won major contracts from the Coalition government.
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has launched a wide-ranging investigation into Centrelink's automated debt-recovery processes.
A $2 million federal grant to a trades training school associated with former Family First senator Bob Day is under investigation by the Commonwealth Auditor-General.
Former speaker Bronwyn Bishop has jumped to the defence of Sussan Ley, accusing socialists of tearing her down and arguing that double standards exist for women and men in politics.
Health Minister Sussan Ley has stood down from the frontbench while the secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Martin Parkinson, investigates her use of taxpayer funded entitlements
East Timor will abandon the multibillion-dollar oil and gas treaty at the centre of sensational spying claims by Australia.
Centrelink is either lying or unacceptably incompetent, says former public service digital guru.
Health Minister Sussan Ley is facing fresh calls to resign after revelations she has taken 27 taxpayer-funded flights in and out of the Gold Coast over recent years, including over two consecutive years during the New Year's Eve period.
Embattled Health Minister Sussan Ley has admitted she made an "error of judgment" by charging taxpayers for a trip to the Gold Coast in which she bought a $795,000 apartment and will repay the cost of the trip.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has called on the Turnbull government to immediately suspend Centrelink's controversial automated debt recovery program, describing it as a "toxic mix of incompetence and cruelty".
Dumped One Nation candidate Shan Ju Lin has hit out at the party's hierarchy over her disendorsement as a candidate in the wake of inflammatory statements she made on social media.
President-elect Donald Trump is coming under renewed pressure from Republicans in Washington to scuttle a refugee deal agreed between Barack Obama and Malcolm Turnbull last year.
One Nation has dumped a Queensland candidate who aired homophobic views on social media.
At the heart of the controversy over Health Minister Sussan Ley's investment property in Surfers Paradise is a simple principle.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is facing calls to sack Health Minister Sussan Ley after revelations she bought a $795,000 Gold Coast apartment from a large Liberal donor while on a taxpayer-funded trip.
Labor has called on Health Minister Sussan Ley to explain why she purchased an investment property on the Gold Coast during a taxpayer-funded trip classified as official business.
The $795,000 Gold Coast apartment Liberal Minister Sussan Ley bought on a taxpayer-funded trip last year was purchased from a large Liberal Party donor who knew her "in a professional capacity".
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has said the government makes 'no apology' for pursuing people's debts as it continues to face the furore surrounding Centrelink's troubled $4.5 billion debt recovery mission.
Linda Burney, Labor's human services spokeswoman, has written to the Australian National Audit Office requesting they investigate Centrelink's controversial $4.5 billion debt clawback project amid ongoing concerns it is unfairly targeting people and miscalculating bills.
A New Zealand politician has labelled senator Malcolm Roberts's call for sanctions against New Zealanders in Australia "absolutely nuts", passing it off as using "the politics of hate and division for self promotion".
Amid growing controversy about Centrelink's new automated debt recovery methods, the agency is using Twitter to refer welfare recipients to a crisis support hotline.
Australia's defence cooperation with Indonesia spans some of the most controversial issues in domestic and international politics today.
An oversupply of doctors is expected to emerge in Australia this year prompting the federal department of health to call for the importation of overseas medicos to stop.
Defence Minister Marise Payne has denied Australia has recruited Indonesian military officers as spies or agents of influence.
An earlier report said cooperation was halted because Indonesia took offence at material used during joint military training with Australia.
Proposed cuts to company tax have come under fire from former federal treasurer Peter Costello for being less effective at boosting the economy than personal tax cuts.
Centrelink's debt recovery letters are leaving many people dumbstruck.
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