Liberal backbencher Zoe McKenzie says robodebt scheme caused ‘avoidable human suffering’

Victorian MP joins Bridget Archer and Keith Wolahan in criticising Coalition’s Centrelink debt recovery scheme

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The Liberal MP Zoe McKenzie has acknowledged that the Coalition’s robodebt scheme was “one of the poorest chapters” of public administration in Australian history and caused “avoidable human suffering”.

McKenzie joins fellow first-term MP Keith Wolahan and Bridget Archer, who voted with Labor during parliament’s apology as Liberals who have spoken up about the unlawful program.

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