Kathryn Campbell quits $900,000 top defence job after robodebt royal commission report

Kathryn Campbell, the former head of the Department of Human Services, was criticised during the robodebt royal commission. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Former senior public servant Kathryn Campbell has resigned from her $900,000 a year Department of Defence job in the wake of the robodebt royal commission report.

In a statement issued on Monday afternoon, the department said: “Defence can confirm it has accepted Kathryn Campbell’s resignation from the department with effect from Friday 21 July 2023.”