Article 6EE5F Liberal backbencher Zoe McKenzie says robodebt scheme caused ‘avoidable human suffering’

Liberal backbencher Zoe McKenzie says robodebt scheme caused ‘avoidable human suffering’

by
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6EE5F)

Victorian MP joins Bridget Archer and Keith Wolahan in criticising Coalition's Centrelink debt recovery scheme

The Liberal MP Zoe McKenzie has acknowledged that the Coalition's robodebt scheme was one of the poorest chapters" of public administration in Australian history and caused avoidable human suffering".

McKenzie joins fellow first-term MP Keith Wolahan and Bridget Archer, who voted with Labor during parliament's apology as Liberals who have spoken up about the unlawful program.

Sign up for Guardian Australia's free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Feed Title World news | The Guardian
Feed Link https://www.theguardian.com/world
Feed Copyright Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2025
Reply 0 comments