Rick Morton in Conversation with Melissa Lucashenko
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Join us for as journalist Rick Morton discusses his new book 'Mean Streak' with author and academic Melissa Lucashenko.From award-winning journalist and writer Rick Morton comes 'Mean Streak', the gripping, utterly compelling and horrifying story of how, over the course of four and a half years, Australia’s government turned on its most vulnerable citizens through its Robodebt scheme.
Robodebt saw close to half a million Australian welfare recipients illegally pursued for money they never owed. It was described by Royal Commission's report as a ‘massive failure of public administration’ caused by ‘venality, incompetence and cowardice’.
Rick Morton has been a journalist and writer for over fifteen years. His first book, 'One Hundred Years of Dirt', was shortlisted for the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards and the 2019 National Biography Award, longlisted for the 2018 Walkley Book of the Year, and longlisted for both Biography of the Year.
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KMI Hall
1 Stratheden Street , Kyogle New South Wales 2474
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Rick Morton in Conversation with Melissa Lucashenko
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