Department Misled Independent Watchdog on Robodebt

Department Misled Independent Watchdog on Robodebt
It has been revealed that key documents that would have helped end the robodebt scheme were withheld from an internal investigation. The Epoch Times
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A former senior public servant has become emotional after finding out key documents that would have helped end the robodebt scheme were withheld from her investigation.

The royal commission into the illegal scheme is seeking to understand the role of the Commonwealth Ombudsman, whose 2017 report identified a number of flaws but stopped short of declaring the robodebt “income averaging” debt-calculation process unlawful.

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