Senior public servant under scrutiny at robodebt inquiry appointed head of Aukus project office

Former human services department head Kathryn Campbell told the robodebt commission she accepted the scheme was a ‘significant’ failure of public administration. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Kathryn Campbell, one of the senior public servants being questioned at the robodebt royal commission, has been appointed head of the Aukus joint project office at the Department of Defence.

Labor put its stamp on the public service when it won the election, moving Campbell out of the role of head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.