Mothers whose families were torn apart by the robo-debt scheme have welcomed the start of the long-awaited royal commission into the policy this week.One, Kath Madgwick, said her son took his own life just hours after learning he owed a Centrelink debt through the scheme – she’ll be making a submission to the royal commission.But this week’s hearings are only the beginning of an attempt to hold people accountable over what happened. Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno, on how the commission is trying to find the truth for the victims of robo-debt, and the future of integrity in our parliament.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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