Government starts the political year defending Centrelink changes
3 January 2017
ABC News PM
The Federal Government has begun the political year defending its efforts to recover Centrelink overpayments.
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ALP
Centrelink faults 'callous': Albanese
6 January 2017
SkyNews
Labor has been critical of Centrelink faults, with frontbencher Anthony Albanese saying the government is 'callous' for hounding a Sydney cancer survivor over a false Centrelink debt.
Debt letter circus
6 January 2017
Network 10
Labor calls for an investigation into Centrelink’s debt recovery scheme, calling it a disaster… but the government stands firm
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Cancer survivor in Centrelink stress
6 January 2017
SBS
Tony Barber was shocked to receive a debt recovery notice for $4500, dating back six years to his recovery from cancer.
More victims of Centrelink’s botched benefit fraud crackdown step forward
6 January 2017
Government News
Two more victims of Centrelink’s debt crackdown have emerged, as the Opposition turns the screws on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over the government’s $4.5 billion benefits clawback.
Call to suspend Centrelink system after single mother receives $24,000 debt notice
28 December 2016
Guardian
On Tuesday Labor’s human services spokeswoman, Linda Burney, wrote to the government asking for a suspension of Centrelink’s new automated compliance system, saying it must stop accusing people of serious wrongdoing and charging recovery fees until it could be certain the system was targeting the right people.
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