Penny Wong gives qualified defence of robodebt official’s $900,000 Aukus role

Kathryn Campbell appointment made before royal commission evidence went beyond what was envisaged'

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Penny Wong has given a qualified defence of a decision to appoint a public servant who held the top jobs at the two departments responsible for robodebt to a plum role as an adviser on Aukus.

The foreign minister told Senate estimates that the decision had been made before the royal commission began and evidence that has since come out went beyond what [she] would've anticipated".

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