Shadow Minister For Government Services Bill Shorten Discusses Ongoing Coalition Centrelink Robodebt Scheme As Parliament Continues In Canberra

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 12: Shadow Minister For Government Services Bill Shorten during a press conference in the Mural Hall at Parliament House on June 12, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The government last month promised to repay $720m to 373,000 past and present welfare recipients over 470,000 unlawful demands for money calculated using faulty “income averaged” annual pay data as part of Centrelink’s income compliance program. New polling has showed significant support for a royal commission into the debacle, and revelations that internal estimates have shown the total value of those 470,000 unlawful debts will be close to $1.5bn AUD. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)