On 2 August 2023, the Commonwealth Ombudsman published a short report outlining its findings after an investigation into the lawfulness of 'income apportioning' -- a method of debt calculation used by Australian welfare agencies DHS and DSS since at least 2003 (ie, for at least 20 years). As the Report states, this process, as it turns out, is unlawful. This is an astonishing finding, and all the more so in the wake of the Robodebt Royal Commission. This video provides my detailed commentary and speculation on the meaning and remarkable implications of this unambiguous document.

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