Speaking in Canberra after the release of the robodebt royal commission report, prime minister Anthony Albanese condemns the robodebt scheme, calling it a ‘tragedy’ that ’caused stress, anxiety, financial destitution and, sadly, had a very real human toll’. ‘For more than four years, Liberal ministers dismissed or ignored the significant concerns that were raised over and over again, including in the parliament, but also by victims, by public servants, by community organisations and of course legal experts,’ Albanese says. Reading from the report, Mr Albanese says it found former prime minister Scott Morrison ‘failed to meet his ministerial responsibility’ when he served as minister for social services, and that evidence he gave to the royal commission was rejected as ‘untrue’
First reported at: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news