Robodebt royal commission to review ‘untold harm’ caused by Coalition’s botched scheme
Anthony Albanese labels saga a human tragedy' as former Queensland chief justice Catherine Holmes set to lead inquiry into Centrelink debt recovery scheme
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A former judge who led the Queensland floods inquiry will head up a royal commission into the Coalition's botched robodebt scheme, with a report due by April next year.
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, on Thursday announced Catherine Holmes would lead the royal commission into what he called a cruel system".
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