The Westminster Tradition

Publisher: The Westminster Tradition
Country: Australia
Topics: Government, History, News, Commentary
Latest episode: 13 October 2026
How often it posts: About fortnightly
Episodes published: 81

About the show

Unpacking lessons for the public service, starting with the Robodebt Royal Commission. In 2019, after three years, Robodebt was found to be unlawful. The Royal Commission process found it was also immoral and wildly inaccurate. Ultimately the Australian Government was forced to pay $1.8bn back to more than 470,000 Australians. In this podcast we dive deep into public policy failures like Robodebt and the British Post Office scandal - how they start, why they're hard to stop, and the public service lessons we shouldn't forget.

Recent episodes

🔥🤝 “Handshake has occurred”: Operation Richmond, Part 1 🤝🔥
**Revisit** 🏉 The Royal Commission we should have? The 2013 Essendon Football Club supplements scandal
**Revisit** 🗳️ Election special 🗳️ Caretaker conventions, IGBs and some 🥳 vox pops 🥳

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