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Centrelink's 'diabolical' debt recovery scheme under investigation, Commonwealth Ombudsman says

9 January 2017

ABC News

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has launched an independent investigation into the Centrelink debt recovery scheme, which was been described as a "diabolical" failure by industry experts.

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Centrelink reinstates payments after cutting off student over Christmas

7 January 2017

ABC News

Christmas for one South Australian high school student was ruined after Centrelink cut her payments without notice.
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"She [a Centrelink staff member] told me 15,000 other students had been cut off from the same day as me, and that broke my heart," she said.

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