Bill Shorten says public servants adversely named in robodebt inquiry could face disciplinary action

Government services minister will await findings of commissioner Catherine Holmes before considering ‘what to do with those people’

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The government services minister, Bill Shorten, has warned that public servants adversely named by the robodebt royal commission could face disciplinary action.

Shorten said he will await the findings of commissioner Catherine Holmes AC SC before making any moves, but that unfavourable findings will be enough for action.

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