Robodebt class action over but federal government still wants legal costs and advice to stay secret

Bill Shorten says refusal to disclose details is nothing short of a cover-up' as Senate inquiry examines scheme

The Morrison government wants to keep its own taxpayer-funded legal costs from the robodebt scandal secret despite no longer facing court action over the program.

This month the government again claimed public interest immunity when refusing to answer 19 questions posed by a Senate inquiry examining the scheme, according to an upper house committee report.