The Labor party is promising to set up a royal commission into the failed Robodebt scheme before the end of the year if it wins the federal election.
The 2015 Robodebt program used an automated system to work out if Centrelink recipients had been overpaidIf Labor wins the election, it is promising a royal commission to determine who was responsible for establishing the scheme
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese said Robodebt was a "human tragedy" and the inquiry would ensure there was not a repeat of the scheme in future.
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