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Maeve Bannister

Strained culture within department overseeing robodebt

Stuart Robert reportedly wanted to divide the department overseeing robodebt into different agencies Photo: AAP

A former minister overseeing a department responsible for robodebt tried to split it into four agencies against the advice of the secretary in charge, a royal commission has been told.

Hundreds of thousands of Australians were incorrectly sent debt notices under the robodebt scheme, which operated between 2015 and 2020 and unlawfully recovered more than $750 million.

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