Australia’s National Anti-Corruption Commission cleared former Prime Minister Scott Morrison and three senior officials of corrupt conduct in the Robodebt scandal, but ruled that mid-level public servants Mark Withnell and Serena Wilson intentionally misled others about the unlawful income-averaging method used from 2015 to 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scheme issued about $1.8 billion in debts to 380,000 to over 500,000 people, leading to severe distress including at least two suicides, as found by the 2023 Royal Commission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
No charges will follow due to insufficient evidence for criminal proof, though Morrison welcomed the outcome as vindication while critics like Greens Senator Barbara Pocock called it a lack of accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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