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Series · 2025

The People vs Robodebt

The story of everyday Australians versus “crude and cruel” robodebt scheme

Created by Michael CordellSam O'SullivanAlison McGirrElizabeth Cullen
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24 Sep 2025First aired
1Season

The series

An emotionally charged political thriller that unflinchingly exposes the devastating human cost of a cruel and illegal welfare scheme, and the brave Australians who stood up to fight it.

Episodes

Season 1 · 3 episodes · 2025

  1. Episode 124 Sep 202554m

    Episode 1

    When two young Australians suddenly receive debt letters demanding they pay Centrelink thousands of dollars, they don't realise they're caught up in what will become one of the biggest scandals in Australian history – Robodebt.

  2. Episode 21 Oct 202553m

    Episode 2

    The terrible cost of Robodebt becomes clear when one victim takes their own life, but a band of everyday Aussies takes up the fight to stop the scheme by proving it is illegal.

  3. Episode 38 Oct 202559m

    Episode 3

    Robodebt is finally found to be unlawful and a Royal Commission sets out to uncover the terrible truth behind a scheme that left hundreds of thousands of lives in tatters.

Cast

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