6. When you discover you've been had - DSS, faux collegiality and the second missed opportunity to stop Robodebt

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In this episode, Caroline takes us through the reaction of DSS in early 2017, when it becomes clear DHS hadn't abided by the agreement they thought they had to kill Robodebt. However, far from handing DHS over to the Ombudsman, DSS engage in a process that looks like ‘a conspiracy to conceal stuff up’, in the inimitable words of Commissioner Holmes. We discuss how hard it is to check in on the work of other agencies, the unlikely role of Christmas, and the awful impulse to keep th...