KEY POINTS:
- Scott Morrison is facing calls to resign after the scathing robodebt report.
- The report found Morrison failed in his duties as minister over a "crude and cruel" illegal scheme.
- Kathryn Campbell's appointment in a $900,000-a-year role as an AUKUS adviser is also under scrutiny.
This article contains references to suicide/self-harm.
The fallout from the robodebt royal commission's damning report is gathering pace, with former prime minister Scott Morrison facing calls to leave parliament from his colleague.
The report, released on Friday, found Morrison failed in his duties as minister over a "crude and cruel" illegal scheme which it said caused multiple deaths by suicide.
It's the second time a scandal related to his time in office has erupted since his 2022 election loss, without telling the public or most of his colleagues.
From calls for his resignation to potentially losing a title given to him by his beloved Sharks NRL team, questions over Morrison's future are being raised again.
So what's next for the former prime minister, and who else's future is in doubt?
What consequences are being suggested?
In a statement soon after the report was released, Morrison "completely" rejected all findings which were critical of him, including that he "allowed cabinet to be misled" over the scheme.
“They are wrong, unsubstantiated and contradicted by clear documentary evidence presented to the commission," he said.
Scott Morrison has rejected adverse findings against him. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas
That remains unclear.
The former prime minister is facing calls to go from Liberal backbencher Bridget Archer, who voted to . Archer says Morrison's continued presence in parliament is preventing the party from moving on.
"This [robodebt report], alongside other things, [does] make it difficult for the party to draw a line under the past and move forward," she told the Nine newspapers.
Bridget Archer (left) says Scott Morrison should leave parliament to help the Liberal Party move on. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas
The calls are coming from outside the tent, too.
On Monday, radio host Neil Mitchell, whose audience leans conservative, said Morrison "should be out in disgrace" over a saga he described as "one of the most disgusting political scandals in the history of this country".
“He is discredited, disgraced. Get him out and get in somebody who adds something meaningful to the parliament," Mitchell said.
The Cronulla Sharks NRL team is also reportedly considering stripping Morrison of his No. 1 ticket-holder status at the club.
What else is being said?
Opposition leader Peter Dutton said this weekend he would not demand Morrison's resignation.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stopped short of calling for him to go.
"Scott Morrison, of course, is mentioned countless times in this report. It is a matter for him what action he takes in response," he said.
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce, who served as Morrison's deputy prime minister, was also wary of offering advice, saying: "I'm not here to speak for Scott Morrison."
Joyce told Sunrise that demanding Morrison leave parliament had "a whiff of not being earnest" and warned against using such calls as a "political weapon".
"I don't like telling other politicians to leave politics, right? That's their decision. They will make that decision, and when they decide to make it, they make it," he said on Monday.
"It's a decision that's best made by the person themselves as to what they want to do with their career, not for other people. Otherwise, you always get the inevitable. We tell all the Labor Party members they should leave politics, they tell us that we should all leave politics.
"There'll be no one left in the place."
Joyce's successor David Littleproud says Morrison has a "contract" with the people of Cook, and it is up to the former prime minister to decide when to leave.
Top public servant could lose $900,000 role
The royal commission also was scathing about Kathryn Campbell's conduct.
The report found the former Human Services secretary was "responsible for a department that had established, implemented and maintained an unlawful program".
She was found to have done "nothing of substance" when information exposing the scheme's flaws was revealed to her and did not seek legal advice when she should have.
Kathryn Campbell's lucrative new role is under scrutiny after the report's release. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
A number of crossbenchers want her to resign or be sacked.
Independent MP Zoe Daniel has described her lucrative role as an "insult" to robodebt's victims.
While Independent senator David Pocock, who is currently on leave, has previously said "a closer look" at Campbell's appointment to the role is needed.
Albanese would not comment on individual cases but said he was "confident" agency heads would take appropriate action.
Defence did not answer directly when asked about Campbell's future.
Testifying before the royal commission, Campbell said she assumed the scheme was lawful but conceded that was a "big assumption to make" in hindsight.
What about the other ministers?
Three ministers blasted by the report are out the door already.
But Alan Tudge, Stuart Robert, and Christian Porter all claim they're in clear and have been told they haven't been referred for prosecution.
Porter is no longer in parliament, having decided not to contest the 2022 election.
Former ministers Alan Tudge (left) and Christian Porter have already left parliament. Credit: AAP
Robert is also on his way out, having announced his resignation in May. A will be held on Saturday.
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