Robodebt: Why Anthony Albanese will spend up to $30million despite scandal being settled in court
Daily MailAnthony Albanese has been forced to deny suggestions his royal commission into the Robodebt scandal will be an 'extremely expensive' political witch hunt. Scott Morrison will almost certainly have to participate in the inquiry Mr Albanese - who went to the election promising a royal commission - said the human cost of the scandal, including numerous claims of suicide, meant it had to be investigated further. Opposition leader Peter Dutton said the royal commission would be a 'witch-hunt' if it didn't investigate the former Labor government which also collected debts using a controversial method called income averaging. Speaking to reporters in Sydney on Thursday, Mr Albanese said: 'Robodebt was, of course, the Coalition's brainchild – a computer program to find out if someone owed the government money rather than involving a real person.
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