What’s a whistleblower?
In 2023, a landmark inquiry found the Coalition government’s automated debt recovery scheme, known as robodebt, to have been illegal.
It led to people losing savings, homes and marriages, and in some circumstances, the despair led to recipients taking their own lives.
The truth was laid bare by whistleblowers inside the public sector – a brave story told through a new SBS docu-drama airing today.
Watch now: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-people-vs-robodebt
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