Kathryn Campbell quits $900,000 top defence job after robodebt royal commission report

News comes days after confirmation Campbell was suspended without pay from senior Aukus advisory position with Department of Defence

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Former senior public servant Kathryn Campbell has resigned from her $900,000 a year Department of Defence job in the wake of the robodebt royal commission report.

In a statement issued on Monday afternoon, the department said: Defence can confirm it has accepted Kathryn Campbell's resignation from the department with effect from Friday 21 July 2023."

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