The Morrison government will refund $721 million raised against 470,000 debts under its controversial robodebt scheme, Government Services Minister Stuart Robert says.
The embarrassing backflip announced late on Friday comes after the government paused recovery of robodebts late last year and ahead of a class action lawsuit scheduled to be heard in the Federal Court in July.
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Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com
