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How the Coalition collaborated with ‘friendly media’ to silence robodebt victims

Alan Tudge’s office planned to use sympathetic outlets such as News Corp to counter reporting on scheme, royal commission report reveals

The Guardian - AU

In Aston, the looming federal byelection takes second place to grocery prices

Many see the 1 April vote as the first electoral judgment of how well the Albanese government has responded to the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - AU

Alan Tudge quits parliament, prompting byelection test for Peter Dutton

Former Coalition minister Alan Tudge has announced he will quit parliament, creating a byelection in the Melbourne seat of Aston.

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Alan Tudge quits politics sparking byelection in former Liberal minister’s Victorian seat

The byelection will be an early test of the opposition leader Peter Dutton in a state where the Liberal party has under-performed

The Guardian - AU

Fighting back tears, Tudge reveals reasons for resignation

Former human services minister Alan Tudge officially resigned from Parliament on Thursday, effecting a byelection in his Melbourne electorate.

The New Daily

Alan Tudge poised to quit politics

Former senior Coalition minister Alan Tudge is reportedly poised to quit politics – less than a year after the federal election.

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Whose doing was it?: what we’ve learned from the robodebt royal commission

Some responsibility accepted but also excuses and deflection of blame. And the human cost laid bare of an unfair and unlawful scheme

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Robodebt failings not his responsibility, Alan Tudge says

Questions regarding how much Alan Tudge knew about the often wild inaccuracies in the robodebt system went unanswered.

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Alan Tudge tells Robodebt royal commission he was not responsible for department's failures to ensure scheme was lawful

Former cabinet minister Alan Tudge has told a royal commission he was not responsible for his department's failure to ensure the Robodebt scheme was lawful.

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Former robodebt minister denies responsibility

Former human services minister Alan Tudge has told a royal commission into robodebt he was not responsible for the scheme being illegal.

AAP

Alan Tudge’s adviser placed stories in ‘friendly media’ to ‘shut down’ robodebt scandal, royal commission told

Rachelle Miller tells inquiry the then human services minister was ‘very firm’ a media storm over the Centrelink debt recovery scheme needed to be shut down

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt victims' details released to media in bid to deter them from speaking out, royal commission told

Rachelle Miller told the commission that in response to growing criticism the government adopted a counter-narrative strategy in the "more friendly media" such as the tabloids.

ABC News

Minister asked for files on robodebt whistleblowers

A media adviser to former minister Alan Tudge has told a royal commission he requested the Centrelink files of those who spoke out in the media on robodebt.

AAP

Former ministers Alan Tudge and Christian Porter to appear before robodebt inquiry

As human services minister, Tudge was in charge of the scheme when the accuracy of welfare debts was first questioned

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Morning mail: Indigenous voice referendum plan unveiled, man charged over horror car crash, prehistoric surgery

Thursday: The minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney has set out the next steps on the road to a voice referendum. Plus: the world’s earliest surgery discovered in an Indonesian cave

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Former Tudge staffer gets $650k settlement

Former coalition staffer Rachelle Miller will receive a $650,000 taxpayer-funded settlement for damages while working in federal parliament.

ABC News

Former Coalition staffer Rachelle Miller releases details of $650,000 settlement

A former Coalition staffer who claimed she was abused while working for the former government has released details of her settlement, as she writes to the new parliament.

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The Undecideds: Anthony Albanese wins favour with our voters’ panel after final leaders’ debate

The 2022 Federal Election is right around the corner and for our undecided voters' panel, it is starting to become clear who has their support.

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The Guardian - AU

Alan Tudge emerges on WeChat to respond to questions about ‘toxic gender ideology’

Coalition MP, who has been absent from the campaign, stars in three-minute video telling voters to ‘think carefully who you will vote for’

The Guardian - AU

Alan Tudge, Scott Morrison and who knows what about Rachelle Miller’s reported $500,000 payout

No one knows anything about the payout process (except when they do). Political editor Katharine Murphy walks through the saga

The Guardian - AU

‘Had better days’: Alan Tudge’s single exchange with education department since standing down

Confusion has surrounded post of education minister since PM insisted Tudge was still in cabinet, despite standing aside

ABC News

Labor demands answers on $500,000 payment to former staffer Rachelle Miller, Josh Frydenberg spruiks resilient economy

Labor frontbencher Jason Clare says the government needs to explain why the Commonwealth is set to pay former staffer Rachelle Miller more than $500,000, as Treasurer Josh Frydenberg spruiks the state of the economy after the COVID-19 lockdowns.

AAP

Election war of words rages over wages

The war over wages growth continues as workers struggle to keep up with the cost of living and real wages fall after a two-decade-high spike in inflation.

ABC News

Leaders' debate: Albanese wins final debate, Morrison confirms Tudge will re-enter cabinet if re-elected

Anthony Albanese wins the third leaders' debate which saw he and Scott Morrison cover well-trodden issues, but also the Prime Minister confirm Alan Tudge will return to the frontbench if the Coalition is re-elected.

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Robert says he does not know where Alan Tudge is and has been doing his job ‘for almost 12 months’

Robert adds to confusion after Scott Morrison said last month Tudge was still the minister and still in cabinet

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