'Nothing can unfortunately turn back the clock and make it as it was before the previous government systemically broke the law and caused harm but it is vindication.' 9News
that lashed the scheme as "neither fair nor legal" and was perpetuated through "venality, incompetence and cowardice".Shorten, who rallied for the royal commission before the Albanese government won the federal election last year, said the report is vindication for the victims who suffered the inexplicable debts and for the families of those who took their lives as a result.
One of those victims is Queensland mum Kath Madgwick, who lost her only child Jarrad to suicide as a result of the robodebt scheme. It also contained a sealed section – not available to the public – referring individuals for civil and criminal prosecution.
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