‘Mr Morrison, please simply take heed to the query.’ Officers on the robodebt royal fee have had some bother maintaining the ex-PM on subject.
Scott Morrison has repeatedly been reminded to reply questions instantly and to keep away from waffling with pointless “rhetoric” whereas giving proof to the royal fee into the robodebt scheme.
The previous prime minister appeared on Wednesday to elucidate his function in creating the illegal debt restoration scheme that wrongfully claimed almost $2 billion in funds from a whole lot of hundreds of individuals.
Within the first few hours of his proof, Morrison incessantly responded to questions with prolonged statements that typically veered off subject, earlier than being instructed to reel it in.