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New DFAT boss comes with robodebt baggage
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The top bureaucrat who oversaw the beginning of the unlawful $1.8 billion robodebt scheme has been promoted to one of the most prestigious roles in the public service, heading Australia’s diplomacy as Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Kathryn Campbell was secretary of the Department of the Human Services from 2011 to 2017, which was responsible for the welfare overpayment recovery scheme that became robodebt, before being appointed to her current role leading the Department of Social Services.