'Not correct' that robodebt caused suicides, former head of Human Services says

In fiery Senate hearing Kathryn Campbell strenuously denies there have been deaths over welfare debt recovery scheme

The public servant who headed the department responsible for the robodebt program has said she does not accept there were any people who took their own lives as a result of the scheme.

In the final minutes of a fiery Senate inquiry hearing on Friday, Labor senator Deb O'Neill told parliament people have died over robodebt", prompting a strenuous denial from Kathryn Campbell, now the secretary of the Department of Social Services.