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Morrison Cleared in Robodebt Scandal

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Australias National Anti-Corruption Commission clears former PM Scott Morrison of serious corrupt conduct in robodebt scandal, but finds two ex-public servants guilty. The investigation, launched based on royal commission referrals, focuses on actions around the schemes development, approval, and rollout. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland thanks the commission for its work and announces plans to table the previously sealed chapter from the royal commission. Mark Withnell and Serena Wilson are found guilty of intentionally misleading officials and providing false information.

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Morrison Cleared in Robodebt Scandal

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Sydney News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Morrison Cleared in Robodebt Scandal. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00On March 11th, here's the latest out of Sydney. Australia's National Anti-Corruption Commission has cleared former Prime Minister Scott Morrison of any serious corrupt conduct linked to the RoboDead. Scandal The report, released this week, also exonerated three other former officials. However, it did find two ex-public servants guilty of serious corrupt conduct during the unlawful welfare debt recovery scheme. The investigation stemmed from referrals by the Royal Commission into Robodet back in 2023. It focused on actions around the schemes development, approval, and rollout in 2015, 2017, and 2018. An independent review kicked off the probe early this year. Attorney General Michelle Rollin thanked the Commission for its work and said the government will now table the previously sealed chapter from the Royal Commission. Deputy Commissioner Kylie Kilgore noted that releasing the full report brings much needed transparency to the process.

1:01Mark Withnow, a former human services official intentionally misled social services officers on a cabinet submission in 2015. Serena Wilson, ex deputy secretary and social services, deliberately gave false information to the Commonwealth ombudsman during a 2017 probe. The other cleared individuals include Catherine Campbell, Annette Mussolino, and Catherine Halbert. For Morrison, the Commission pointed the failures by the social services and human services departments and advising him that new laws were needed. This DNA story is thanks to our sponsor details in the description. Some chase piece. I put my head in it. S-O-L-L-I, soleypillow.com

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