The robodebt royal commission revealed the worst of ‘welfare cop’ politics. But what happens next is up to us all

Catherine Holmes' report is damning for the Coalition and the public service, yet the reckoning she advocates will take more than policy change

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Robodebt royal commissioner Catherine Holmes' report is damning for the Coalition and former ministers, including Scott Morrison, Alan Tudge and Stuart Robert.

And it is disastrous for the public service - certain individuals within it and the entity as a whole; or what some might call the bureaucracy's soul, if such a thing can exist.

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