PwC robo-debt report marked for cabinet to keep it from public

Tom BurtonGovernment editor

Mar 6, 2023 – 7.42pm

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An adverse PwC report about the robo-debt scheme was going to be marked for cabinet consideration as a means to ensure it was not made public, a senior Department of Human Services official has told the robo-debt royal commission.

An earlier slide deck version from PwC concluded the scheme was not fit for purpose and would need to be fundamentally reconfigured and was delivered to Human Services, but the final report was not delivered.

Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards.