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Two found corrupt over robodebt but Morrison cleared
The National Anti-Corruption Commission found two former officials corrupt for misleading actions during the robodebt scheme, while clearing four others including Scott Morrison.
- On Wednesday, the National Anti-Corruption Commission found two former public servants engaged in serious corrupt conduct linked to robodebt but cleared four others, including former prime minister Scott Morrison.
- A review by former High Court judge Geoffrey Nettle costing $1.14 million prompted the investigation to reopen after initial refusal, with deputy commissioner Kilgour commencing the probe in April last year.
- Kilgour found Mark Withnell intentionally misled the Department of Social Services in 2015 and Serena Wilson misled the Commonwealth Ombudsman in 2017, but said there was insufficient admissible evidence for prosecution.
- The NACC chose not to add recommendations, saying the royal commission's 56 measures are sufficient to prevent recurrence, and a sealed chapter naming the six will be tabled in parliament this week.
- Between 2016 and 2019, the scheme recovered more than $750 million from almost 400,000 people, linked to several suicides and described as a 'crude and cruel mechanism' by Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes.
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Secret identities revealed, Morrison cleared of corruption in robo-debt investigation
The royal commission into robo-debt referred six people for investigation in a secret sealed chapter. Their names have finally been revealed.
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NACC investigation into Robodebt reveals public service corruption, but it will take much more to fix the system
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has released its much-anticipated investigation into the six people referred by the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme. The report reveals the identity of the referred people, which was previously not public knowledge: five bureaucrats and former prime minister Scott Morrison, who was social services minister at the time. NACC found that two of the six individuals (Mark Withnell and Serena Wi…
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