Trauma and Alcohol Dependency: Robodebt Whistleblower on the Price of Speaking Out

One legal centre estimates 4 in 5 Australian whistleblowers suffer reprisal.
Trauma and Alcohol Dependency: Robodebt Whistleblower on the Price of Speaking Out
A copy of the Report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme is seen at Parliament House in Canberra, July 7, 2023. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
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A Robodebt whistleblower says exposing the troubled automated debt recovery scheme has led to a decade of mental pressure and bullying for her and her family.

During a recent parliamentary inquiry, Jeannie-Marie Blake, a Service Australia employee on the frontline of implementing the pilot Robodebt scheme, talked about her traumatic experience of becoming a whistleblower.

Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].