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Danger. Election 2016 delivered us Robodebt. Promises can have consequences

  • Written by Terry Carney, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Sydney
Danger. Election 2016 delivered us Robodebt. Promises can have consequencesAutomating something that couldn't be automated is a promise that hurt.Shutterstock/thegreenhead.com

Campaign promises can seem like so much noise and distraction; this morning’s announcement replaced by another by the afternoon and forgotten before bedtime. But as the “robo-debt” saga showed, such announcements can have...

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