Centrelink
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Australia
Services Australia employee accessed records to fraudulently submit Centrelink claims
He accessed people’s Centrelink profiles to ‘make a significant number of false claims’.
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UK
Robodebt whistleblower was told her royal commission evidence ‘could cost you your job’, court hears | Centrelink debt recovery
A prominent robodebt whistleblower is suing the Australian government, claiming he was threatened and warned before his appearance at the…
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UK
Hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments cancelled illegally, Albanese government admits | Centrelink
The government has admitted illegally canceling hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments because of a glitch in the automated system…
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UK
Two robodebt officials engaged in serious corrupt conduct, Nacc finds, but Scott Morrison cleared | Centrelink debt recovery
Two former public servants sent to the anti-corruption watchdog over robodebt by the royal commission were found to be involved…
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UK
Call centre operator that won major Centrelink contract paid no corporate tax for two years | Business
Centrelink’s outsourced call center operator paid no corporation tax for several years, even after winning a major government contract worth…
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UK
Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests | Centrelink
New analysis shows Centrelink is issuing more than five payment suspension notices per minute to jobseekers and people receiving disability…
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UK
Revealed: some Australians have overpaid their Centrelink debt by more than $20,000 | Centrelink
Nearly 44,000 Australians who owe money to Centrelink have overpaid their debt, Guardian Australia has revealed; some for $20,000 or…
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UK
Robodebt victims win record $548.5m settlement from government, taking total payout to $2.4bn | Centrelink debt recovery
The federal government agreed to pay $ 475 million in addition to Robodebt victims in the biggest class action agreement…
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