Calls for royal commission into robodebt and apology from Morrison government

Greens want a full, independent review, saying the government has been heartless and cruel throughout this entire process'

The Greens have called for a royal commission into the botched robodebt scheme, amid growing demands for a judicial inquiry and an apology from the Morrison government.

Rachel Siewert, a Greens senator and chair of a Senate inquiry into the scheme, said on Tuesday she saw no other way forward than a royal commission ensuring a full, independent review of this program and a forensic audit of this mess".