The failed program saw 443,000 Australians wrongly pursued by Centrelink for $1.7 billion in welfare debts they didn't owe. 9News AusVotes
Speaking in Perth, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese and shadow minister for government services Bill Shorten announced the party is committing to establishing a royal commission, the highest form of inquiry with the powers to summon witnesses, into the Robodebt scheme before the end of the year.The robodebt scheme saw hundreds of thousands of Australians wrongly pursued by Centrelink for welfare debts.
Hundreds of thousands of Australians paid those debts before it was ruled in court that the scheme was unlawful and, in many cases, incorrect. "We want to find out what with the processes, what advice did they get, did they get bad advice? Did they get no advice? Or did they get good advice that they ignored," he said.
Mr Shorten also claimed the proposal of a royal commission is at the request of victims of the scheme."I just think taxpayers want justice, victims want justice.""This is a guy who was a social security minister who presided over the scheme and yet again he won't take responsibility," he said.Labor leader Anthony Albanese said Mr Morrison should be held accountable for the scheme.
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