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Former PM Scott Morrison Misled Public on Illegal Robo-Debt Scheme, Recommended for Prosecution

  • The robo-debt royal commission found dishonesty and collusion by the Coalition government in their illegal welfare crackdown.
  • Commissioner Catherine Holmes recommends criminal and civil prosecution of individuals involved.
  • Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison allowed his cabinet to be misled over the scheme's illegality.
  • The scheme ended up costing more than it saved and wrongly pursued vulnerable people as welfare cheats.
  • The commission rejected some of Morrison's evidence and found he failed in his ministerial responsibility.
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