Robo-debt report recommends criminal and civil prosecutions
Collusion and dishonesty were at the heart of robo-debt, the royal commissioner into the scheme has said of the Coalition government’s illegal welfare crackdown, in a highly anticipated report that recommends individuals be referred for criminal and civil prosecution.
“Mr Morrison allowed cabinet to be misled because he did not make that obvious inquiry,” Holmes said. “Scott Morrison, of course, is mentioned countless times in this report,” Albanese said. “It is a matter for him what action he takes in response.” “Politicians need to lead a change in social attitudes to people receiving welfare payments,” she said.Originally billed as a $1.7 billion savings measure, the scheme ended up costing the public more than it was designed to reap after the Commonwealth settled a class action for $1.8 billion in the Federal Court in June 2021, in what a judge described as a “shameful chapter in public administration”.
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