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Robodebt scandal: more than 3,000 deceased estates owed refunds by Australian government – The Guardian
Services Australia says it has paid $697m of the $721m it agreed to repay after conceding Centrelink program unlawful
The deceased estates of more than 3,000 people are among those owed robodebt refunds, while one person has been repaid $30,000 unlawfully taken from them under the botched Centrelink program.
As officials faced a fresh grilling about their decision to continue the scheme despite warnings dating back to 2017, Services Australia told Senate estimates on Thursday night it had now repaid $697m of the $721m it has agreed to repay after conceding the program was unlawful.
There have been 489,671 debts…
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