Exposing robo-debt: Why Rhys Cauzzo’s mother never gave up
February 27, 2023
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Episode 898 · February 27, 2023
Exposing robo-debt: Why Rhys Cauzzo’s mother never gave up
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<p>Rhys Cauzzo was one of hundreds of thousands of Australians who received unlawful and false debt notices under robodebt.</p><p>The 28 year old died by suicide in January of 2017, as debt collectors pursued him for $17,000 dollars.</p><p>After his death, his mother Jenny began to unravel just how many debt notices Rhys had received, and she decided to go public – speaking to <em>The Saturday Paper</em> about what happened to her son.</p><p>Now, she’s given evidence to the royal commission into robo-debt – and the hearings have exposed more details about how senior government figures reacted to reports of her son’s death.</p><p>Today, Jenny Miller, on her son Rhys and her search for the truth. </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> Mother of Rhys Cauzzo and contributor to <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Jenny Miller.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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