Former Government Services Minister Stuart Robert appeared at the Robodebt Royal Commission last week and attempted to do as so many others have done – blame someone else. Thats not to say that the senior public servants have covered themselves with glory here either. At times, the senior public servants best advice would be ‘no Minister, that is not a good idea’ prior to giving reasons (such as illegality, public perception, ethics and morals and so on). At the end of the day, it seems that the politicians and senior public servants focused more on the political outcome than the process. Let’s hope it brings some peace to the those that have been adversely affected by this illegal Coalition scheme.

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2023 05:30 UTC