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Duncan Murray

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Robodebt inquiry to probe department role | History Defined

An inquiry was told senior staff were resistant to overhauling robodebt due to government targets. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A royal commission into robodebt has probed the actions of key department figures as fundamental issues with the failed scheme came to light.

It comes after former prime minister Scott Morrison told the inquiry he wasn't privy to discussions between departments that flagged the scheme as unlawful.

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