DOSSIER / ACTORACTOR · WATCHDOG
Commonwealth Ombudsman
Status Tracked
The independent statutory office that investigated automated welfare cancellation decisions in two reports, finding unlawful conduct under section 42AF(2)(d); the two provisions restarting in October 2026 were not the subject of either report.
- Last on record
- 2026-10-03
- Named in
- 2 articles
- Across
- 2 cases
Named in 2 articles across 2 cases 16 connections: companies 5, lobbies 2, mechanisms 1, regulators and bodies 2, agencies and departments 3, parties and organisations 1, people 2
Tracked in the model
2 cited
Named across 2 articles and 2 cases.
Fig. 01 / Where this name appears
Fig. 01Source: article scan · every article naming itAs of 2026‑10‑03Auto-assembled
Fig. 02 / Named together
Fig. 02Source: article scan · articles naming bothAs of 2026‑10‑03Auto-assembled
02 / Connected in the graph
Companies 5
VisaCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 1MastercardCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 1eftposCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 1American ExpressCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 1pay.com.auCOMPANY · PAYMENTS · 1Lobbies 2
ACCILOBBY · BUSINESS PEAK BODY · 1COSBOALOBBY · SMALL BUSINESS PEAK BODY · 1Mechanisms 1
Targeted Compliance FrameworkMECHANISM · COMPLIANCE · 1Regulators & bodies 2
The ACCCFEDERAL REGULATOR · 1The RBAFEDERAL REGULATOR · 1Agencies & departments 3
Services AustraliaACTOR · AGENCY · 2The ATOACTOR · AGENCY · 1DEWRACTOR · DEPARTMENT · 1Parties & organisations 1
One NationPOLITICAL PARTY · 1People 2
Jim ChalmersPERSON · TREASURER · 1Pauline HansonPERSON · SENATOR, ONE NATION LEADER · 103 / The evidence chain
The Compliance Machine
01Two machines, two clocksTHE COMPLIANCE MACHINE · The Surcharge Rort
02The cost the Tax Office won’t wearTHE SURCHARGE RORT ·