Former minister Christian Porter has conceded talking points he was given at the height of Robodebt criticism were 'inaccurate and untrue', and taken some responsibility for the failed scheme.
abc.net.au/news/robodebt-scheme-government-royal-commission-christian-porter/101922706Former Liberal minister Christian Porter has told the Robodebt royal commission he takes responsibility for the failed scheme.
The commission heard department officials gave Mr Porter a list of talking points for media interviews. "I was frustrated because I'd gone out and undertaken earlier media based on what were talking points and oral conversations with DHS people or relayed to me … the level of confidence they had [in the scheme] was extraordinarily high."I placed enormous reliance on the … figure that was in those talking points which was about the percentage of complaints.
Mr Porter said he relied on knowledge that the program "would have been scrutinised as to the issue of whether it required legislative change or not" and had gone through a "rigorous" cabinet process.
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