Christopher Rudge
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Deputy Director @sydneyhealthlaw and lecturer @sydneylawschool CI @cellhorizons MRFF #healthlaw #welfarelaw BA LLB PhD
Gadigal land
Joined July 2008
I'll be chairing the Inaugural Carney Public Lecture at Sydney Law School. Em Professor Terry Carney AO and Rick Morton will examine Robodebt injustice, mutual obligations, NDIS concerns and the future of social services. 📅 Thu 11 Dec, 6-7.30pm. Free but register now!👇
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Although the Bill inserts some crucial improvements, its historic aspects illustrates that social security lawmaking in Australia has not fundamentally changed following the #robodebt Royal Commission. My submission to the Senate Committee (Submission 9):
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But once Schedule 5's benefit restriction provisions were added, circumventing Senate oversight, opposition grew: 116 academics and 64 peak bodies – including the @thelawcouncil – expressed opposition. Inserting this into a 'technical changes' bill is concerning, if unsurprising.
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The Bill entirely ignores the thousands criminally convicted for welfare offences based on debts calculated unlawfully. What happens if someone who went to prison self-identifies as affected? The Bill is silent.
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Regularising unlawful government action through retrospective validation corrodes public trust. When governments act unlawfully – as w/ income apportionment over 30 yrs – they should individualise remediation, not force people to self-identify and extinguishes their legal rights.
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The Social Security Technical Changes No. 2 Bill passed the Senate this morning despite extraordinary opposition. I opposed it before Schedule 5 was even added. Here's why. 🧵
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After years of advocacy, Parliament will finally debate protections against genetic discrimination in life insurance. This is a win for patients and medical research.
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116 legal and policy experts have signed a joint letter calling on the government to pull it's attempt to allow cops to recommend cutting Centrelink payments. The bill is back in the senate today and @tanya_plibersek is still defending this coalition-era policy. 👇
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Another big Deloitte AI report full of fabricated references confirmed by the academic authors to be non-existent articles. This time it’s a $1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan published by the Department of Health and Community Service in Canada.
theindependent.ca
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
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Another detailed story full of research from @CharlotteGriev1, whom I thank for including me (and bringing my perspective into the headline). Delivering the business of medical tourism to Australians' doorsteps should inspire concerns for patient safety. https://t.co/dRh32QlhSb
theage.com.au
The company does thousands of operations a year around the world. Now an embattled surgeon wants to bring it here, sparking alarm.
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Reminds me of a (more concerning) variation of AJD v Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (which I teach): https://t.co/4vC2FxNfHF
#LAWS6058
A Perth doctor was suspended after she disclosed confidential medical information about a patient and her baby to her estranged husband, despite knowing there was a domestic violence restraining order against him. https://t.co/oe4jH1879G
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"The World Psychiatric Association calls for action on supporting alternatives to coercion in mental health care - Die World Psychiatric Association fordert zum Handeln auf, um Alternativen zu Zwangsmaßnahmen in der psychiatrischen Versorgung zu fördern" https://t.co/my4CvP11r2
link.springer.com
neuropsychiatrie - The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) advocates for a practical approach to implementing alternatives to coercion in mental health care. It adopted a Position...
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The negligence/tort law problem questions continue to write themselves.
If you were on the Auburn University campus last week, you might have thought the world was ending. The school accidentally sent out three separate emergency messages in rapid succession—one warning of an active shooter, another of a tornado, and yet another about a hazardous
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Fed Court orders process for second Robodebt settlement worth $548.5M. Group members have until 6 March 2026 to register for compensation. New category open claims for families of those who died after Robodebt debts raised. Settlement hearing: June 2026.
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Here's the background to the Federal Court decision from which this High Court appeal follows:
theconversation.com
The ruling has allowed the Department of Social Services to resume pursuing historical welfare debts, which the Ombudsman has previously found to be unlawful.
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