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A public servant who claimed he was sacked for raising concerns about the federal government’s flawed “robo-debt” program has lost an unfair dismissal case, with the Fair Work Commission finding he was let go for making unsubstantiated bullying complaints.
Nandana Gunawardana worked for Services Australia, the government department that administered robo-debt, from 2002 until he was sacked from his job as a compliance support officer in July 2020.
The government’s “robo-debt” scheme wrongly claimed hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients owed money to the government.
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From at least 2018 he repeatedly raised concerns about the robo-debt scheme, which used a faulty method to claim some of the country’s poorest people owed welfare debts to the government.
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Dallas-area concert venue unveils its new 7-word corporate name
Dallas-area concert venue unveils its new 7-word corporate name The latest name for the venue in Grand Prairie is Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie.
Image courtesy of AEG Presents The multipurpose concert venue currently known as
The Theatre at Grand Prairie is undergoing yet another name change, one with many words. It will now be known as the
Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie, after Texas Trust Credit Union signed a naming rights agreement with AEG Presents, which operates the facility. The name change is effective immediately, with the sponsorship agreement lasting an unspecified number of years. As the venue has touted since its opening in 2002, it is known for being versatile, with a capacity of more than 6,500 people and different configurations allowing it to host concerts, corporate gatherings, and award shows.