Robo-debt: Minister leaked dead man’s data

<p>You would expect that when you give your personal data to the government, that data remains safe.</p><p>But that’s not how it was for some people who were sent debt notices under therobo-debt scheme – and in at least one case, that information was released after the person had suicided.</p><p>So who should take responsibility when private data is used to protect an unlawful system? And how do we stop that from happening again? </p><p>Today, senior reporter for <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Rick Morton on how the robo-debt royal commission is revealing one of the most shameful chapters in the history of the Australian government.</p><p>Warning, this episode includes discussion of suicide.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Senior reporter for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>,<em> </em>Rick Morton</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>