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Bit of a news and current affairs junkie. Leaning left and hanging on for the wild ride. Living on beautiful Gadigal Country.
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My fave* part of this whole saga is that even after YEARS of being on notice to stop lying and sort their shit out, the Department tells the Ombudsman they have an app for that. And when the Ombudsman asks to see the app they say 'actually, no we don't'. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
![Screenshot from the article. The text reads:
Illustrative of the government's approach to the system is an app the DEWR claims it built to provide "alerts on known risk areas".
, including providers booking dodgy
appointments that can penalise jobseekers.
When the ombudsman asked to see it, the department had to admit the app does not yet exist.
"Later in the investigation when we sought further information on this data App, DEWR changed its previous advice, stating that the risk monitoring data App for monitoring TCF [Targeted Compliance Framework]-related data was in fact not complete and was expected to be gathering data by late 2025," the ombudsman wrote.
The ombudsman revealed a catalogue of other examples where the department or Services Australia, which administers the welfare cancellations and occasionally checks the work of providers issuing suspensions, made misleading claims to his office, to him, to jobseekers and to the public.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y5jtxfxnv4exgujkdbmy43jp/bafkreiakutdnw67stuml4xooynfe6gms377a4rai6begtvzhqv3uxszyvy@jpeg)
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My fave* part of this whole saga is that even after YEARS of being on notice to stop lying and sort their shit out, the Department tells the Ombudsman they have an app for that. And when the Ombudsman asks to see the app they say 'actually, no we don't'. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...
Can you share the workaround?
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Can you share the workaround?
And we didn’t even get a text message to prove it 🙃
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
And we didn’t even get a text message to prove it 🙃
Very difficult things to manage 🙃
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Very difficult things to manage 🙃
All those employees and they can’t even keep a record of who she met with 🤷♀️
December 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
All those employees and they can’t even keep a record of who she met with 🤷♀️
‘Every Breath You Take’ by Sting. Creepy, stalker vibes.
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
‘Every Breath You Take’ by Sting. Creepy, stalker vibes.
There’s a 2 word answer to that - Barnaby. Joyce.
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
There’s a 2 word answer to that - Barnaby. Joyce.
Amy Remekis @amyremeikis.bsky.social is already in prime position.
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Amy Remekis @amyremeikis.bsky.social is already in prime position.
The High Court chooses which cases it agrees to hear. He can ask for his case to be heard but there’s no guarantee it will be. Hope his patron has deep pockets.
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The High Court chooses which cases it agrees to hear. He can ask for his case to be heard but there’s no guarantee it will be. Hope his patron has deep pockets.
Rick Morton’s @squigglyrick.bsky.social award winning Mean Streak.
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Rick Morton’s @squigglyrick.bsky.social award winning Mean Streak.
Tax payer funded trip I wonder?
November 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Tax payer funded trip I wonder?
Have you watched the ABC series Civic Duty? Little might enjoy this given her new role.
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Have you watched the ABC series Civic Duty? Little might enjoy this given her new role.
Yes and yes.
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Yes and yes.
It’s his version of ‘in 2 weeks’.
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
It’s his version of ‘in 2 weeks’.
It would seem they have not.
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
It would seem they have not.
Especially when he’s a suburban accountant.
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Especially when he’s a suburban accountant.
Of this I’m pretty certain.
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Of this I’m pretty certain.
As they say, hope is not a plan and it’s also not a policy.
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
As they say, hope is not a plan and it’s also not a policy.