I think that should be reversed: they "sowed" the Assistance and Access Bill, and then "reap" (harvest, get) the scepticism? But yes. Combined with the census

I think that should be reversed: they "sowed" the Assistance and Access Bill, and then "reap" (harvest, get) the scepticism? But yes. Combined with the census, the "robodebt" project, etc, etc, there's not a lot of trust in government-run IT in Australia ...