Anthony Albanese labels saga a ‘human tragedy’ as former Queensland chief justice Catherine Holmes set to lead inquiry into Centrelink debt recovery scheme
said the robodebt process damaged their mental health, led to their tax returns being garnisheed without warning, and saw them hounded by private debt collectors.“People lost their lives,” Albanese said on Thursday.but dismissed the need for a royal commission. Morrison was social services minister when the scheme was established.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton called the royal commission a “witch-hunt” on Thursday and put it in the same category as the inquiry into Scott Morrison’s multiple secret portfolios, which he said were signs of Albanese “overplaying his hand”. “Clearly, the prime minister sees political advantage in this and you know, one thing you know about people like Dan Andrews and Anthony Albanese is they’ve been around a long time; they know lots of tricks in the book and you’re seeing it now with the announcement of a royal commission into robodebt … a witch-hunt ,” he said in an interview with Sydney radio 2GB.
“The prime minister is obsessing about this sort of ‘get square’ with Scott Morrison and families are struggling to pay their power bills.” Albanese said it would be up to the royal commission whether Morrison and other former ministers would front the inquiry.Our Australian morning briefing email breaks down the key national and international stories of the day and why they matterNewsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our
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