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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Peter Dutton concedes individuals made ‘mistakes’ on robodebt but warns against ‘trial by media’

Liberal leader Peter Dutton speaks at the Queensland Liberal National party annual conference
‘I’ve got to caution the glee of the prime minister and of Bill Shorten’ … Peter Dutton has criticised Labor’s response to the robodebt royal commission report. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Peter Dutton has conceded that “mistakes” were made by “individuals” involved in the unlawful robodebt scheme, while warning against a “trial by media” on the findings of the royal commission.

At the Liberal National party’s state conference in Brisbane on Saturday, the federal opposition leader accused Labor of politicising the issue and referred to the government services minister, Bill Shorten, as a “political animal”.

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