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Maeve Bannister

Shorten flags consequences for robodebt enablers

Bill Shorten says he is confident cultural change is happening within Services Australia. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Senior public servants involved in overseeing the illegal robodebt scheme could face consequences if adverse findings are made by a royal commission.

Hundreds of thousands of Australians were sent debt notices under the scheme, which operated between 2015 and 2019 and unlawfully recovered more than $750 million.

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