This week, Rick Morton won the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards for his book Mean Streak. It’s a huge achievement and we are thrilled for him.

This book was the culmination of years of reporting on Robodebt – a government scheme that destroyed lives.

At 7am, we were lucky enough to work with Rick on a series, which we published in 2023, about how Robodebt was allowed to happen.

And there’s one episode from that series that we still think about all the time – about a woman who saw what was happening and called it out.

We hope you read Rick’s important book Mean Streak – and we hope you enjoy this episode from our series Inside Robodebt.


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Guest: Rick Morton, author of Mean Streak and winner of the non-fiction prize at the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 

This week, Rick Morton won the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Literary Awards for his book Mean Streak. It&rsquo;s a huge achievement and we are thrilled for him.
This book was the culmination of years of reporting on Robodebt &ndash; a government scheme that destroyed lives.
At 7am, we were lucky enough to work with Rick on a series, which we published in 2023, about how Robodebt was allowed to happen.
And there&rsquo;s one episode from that series that we still think about all the time &ndash; about a woman who saw what was happening and called it out.
We hope you read Rick&rsquo;s important book Mean Streak &ndash; and we hope you enjoy this episode from our series Inside Robodebt.
 If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support.
 Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram
Guest: Rick Morton, author of Mean Streak and winner of the non-fiction prize at the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Literary Awards&nbsp;

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The woman who exposed Robodebt

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