Gordon Legal says the weight of the evidence revealed by the royal commission enabled the firm to seek further redress beyond the initial $1.8 billion settlement.
The Albanese government has set up a taskforce to review the conduct of public servants mentioned in the royal commission’s report.
Commonwealth crimes of abuse of public office and giving false or misleading evidence to a royal commission may be among the offences considered.
Centrelink’s practices point to a persecutory culture that ultimately acts as a disincentive for people to seek income support to which they are entitled.
Too many politicians are seeking to fight a populist battle against an easily vilified enemy.
Scott Morrison was given the honour in 2016 and has held on to it despite being deposed as prime minister. But Cronulla are now considering a change.
Bridget Archer has criticised Morrison’s response to the royal commission,saying his presence in parliament makes it harder for the party to evolve.
Coalition ministers used “performative cruelty against welfare recipients to burnish political credentials” and innocent people died because of it.
Government Services Minister Bill Shorten said he understood why taxpayers would be angry they are continuing to pay for the legal bill of former ministers.
We’ve been presented with a rare opportunity to disrupt punitive,stigmatising attitudes towards the poor.
“Venality,incompetence and cowardice”:The royal commission has delivered a scathing assessment of a cruel,illegal scheme and those who ran it.