The prime minister also defended the royal commissioner’s decision to not make public the section of the report which makes referrals to other agencies for potential civil and criminal action.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Scott Morrison has not shown contrition over the welfare crackdown.In a sealed section of the report, Holmes also recommended unidentified individuals be referred for potential criminal or civil action over the illegal welfare crackdown.lengthy defence of his actions
Albanese said on Saturday afternoon it was not up to him as prime minister to determine what action should be taken against his predecessor.“But I do note as well that Scott Morrison has also shown no contrition whatsoever for the impact that his actions as minister have had,” Albanese said. “She has made a range of recommendations about people in that report. She didn’t provide that report to myself as prime minister. The head of my department [Glyn Davis] does have that report.
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