'It near brought me to tears to the way he was speaking about welfare and the taxpayers and getting the money back for taxpayers.' 9News
The 22-year-old's death was one of several linked to Robodebt, which affected around 380,000 people who had been given unlawful debts as part of the disastrous scheme.
Morrison was variously the Social Services Minister, Treasurer and Prime Minister throughout Robodebt's span. Today he was grilled by the commission's Senior Counsel Assisting, Justin Greggery, over whether he knew Robodebt was illegal before he put it into play.'They never saw it coming': Police union boss speaks out about gun attack"It near brought me to tears to the way he was speaking about welfare and the taxpayers and getting the money back for taxpayers."
Morrison described himself as the "welfare cop" while Commissioner Catherine Holmes pulled him into line several times for providing unnecessary detail in his answers."I love it actually, she does it much more diplomatically than I would," Madgwick said. Morrison insists he inherited the scheme's framework when he took over the social services portfolio.If you or anyone you know needs immediate support, contact the following:
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