Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Seriously. It's a controversial issue. It was your decision that you put the time frame on it. But one of the things that my attention is drawn to is the impact on people who have given evidence before the robodebt royal commission, the impact on their mental health of issues which not just took away the money that they had but issued them with massive debts and the pressure that was placed on them. Here's what Felicity de Somerville said: 'I would rather live in my car and be broke and poor than ever use Centrelink again.' This is what Anne Julie said: 'When I got my robodebt I was pregnant and living in a refuge in Canberra after escaping domestic violence. I was working three jobs to stay afloat.'

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