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Not all royal commissions are equal
The media are a lot more interested in scandals like robo-debt under a Coalition government than in Lawyer X under a Labor government in Victoria.
John RoskamColumnistThe last few weeks have been the tale of two royal commissions. Last week in Canberra the report of the robo-debt scheme inquiry was released.
It continues to dominate the political news as its “sealed chapter” recommends the referral of public servants for potential civil legal action or criminal prosecution, and the commission’s findings have been forwarded to the Australian Public Service Commissioner, the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner and the Australian Federal Police.
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