Robodebt: top bureaucrat admits ‘significant oversight’ led to cabinet being misled

Former department head Kathryn Campbell rejects suggestions at inquiry that oversight was deliberate or government ministers had pressured her

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Former Department of Human Services secretary Kathryn Campbell has told a royal commission she accepts federal cabinet was misled when the robodebt scheme was approved, admitting to a “significant oversight”.

However, she rejected suggestions it was deliberate.

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