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3.58am BST

Good afternoon. Some more on the federal court’s approval of a $112m settlement between the Commonwealth and the victims of the Robodebt scheme from Luke Henriques-Gomes.

A small thing, but an important one. Government ministers and top public servants have continued to assert robodebt was merely “legally insufficient”, rather than “unlawful”. But the federal court begs to differ. pic.twitter.com/O4kAgH50Qi

3.51am BST

With that I shall leave you for the week, to go enjoy my newfound Melbourne freedom! (With a mask on of course).

The inimitable Michael McGowan is with you for the afternoon.

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Source: The Guardian