Earlier this year, a royal commission into the infamous robo-debt scheme was established.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison was social services minister when the robo-debt scheme was being planned, and treasurer when it was implemented. And this week, he appeared before the commission as a witness.

His performance has been described as a “trainwreck”. At one point, the commissioner asked him if he was “even listening".

Today, federal political reporter Angus Thompson on Scott Morrison’s appearance before the robo-debt royal commission - and what’s likely to happen next.

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