Former Queensland Premier Johannes Bjelke-Petersen frequently used the expression ‘don’t you worry about that’ when he either didn’t want to answer the question, or knew the the question would suggest additional requests for information. In the late 1980s the Fitzgerald Enquiry demonstrated that corruption had been evident at the highest levels of the Queensland Government. In time, will the Robodebt Royal Commission have the same aura as the Fitzgerald Enquiry’s report in 1989? While we don’t know for certain, there is no evidence to suggest that Albanese’s Federal Government will ignore the recommendations of the Robodebt Royal Commission. Like the Fitzgerald Enquiry, the Robodebt Royal Commission has caught the public’s attention.

Source: The Guardian July 13, 2023 07:54 UTC