Centrelink Debacle
11 January 2017
2GB Mornings
Human Services Minister Alan Tudge says people can appeal Centrelink’s debt recovery letters.
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Human Services Minister Alan Tudge defiant over Centrelink debt debacle
11 January 2017
ABC PM
It was a defiant Human Services Minister Alan Tudge who fronted the media today for the first time since the Centrelink debt-recovery saga began.
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Labor has called for the system to be suspended to prevent further stress and hardship, but Mr Tudge says that won't be happening because the debt recovery system is working as it should be.
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Centrelink debt recovery system 'fundamentally unfair': Linda Burney
11 January 2017
ABC Radio AM
Linda Burney is the Opposition's human services spokeswoman and she joins me on the line.
Linda Burney, good morning.
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Episode 08 - Not My Debt
7 January 2017
Well May We Say
For the first (unexpectedly more bumper than ever) episode back after the holiday break, Jeremy is joined by Lyndsey Jackson of notmydebt.com.au to discuss this government's war on the poor, in particular its attack on anyone who's ever used Centrelink.
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Centrelink automated debt system will continue: Tudge
11 January 2017
RN Breakfast
'The system is working and we will continue with that system', he says.
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Suspend Centrelink system until it's fixed: Burney
2 January 2017
RN Breakfast
We've been hearing from some of the thousands of Australians who have been issued with debt recovery notices by Centrelink in recent weeks.
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Labor MP and Shadow Minister for Human Services, Linda Burney, says the system should be suspended until it's accurate.
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Govt defends efforts to recoup overpaid Centrelink benefits despite wave of complaints
3 January 2017
ABC The World Today
The government's today defending its efforts to recoup the overpayment of Centrelink benefits to welfare recipients - saying the program's working well despite isolated complaints.
But the opposition says that doesn't tally with a wave of complaints flooding into politicians' offices across the country from angry and frustrated Centrelink clients who feel they've been duped.
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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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Commonwealth defends Centrelink data matching bungle as working 'incredibly well'
3 January 2017
Minister for Social Services Christian Porter has kicked off 2017 by defending the new automated debt recovery process implemented by Centrelink, which has seen some letters demanding money repayment sent in error to welfare recipients.
Speaking on ABC RN Breakfast on Tuesday, Porter stated that of the 169,000 letters sent out to welfare recipients in Australia since the start of the financial year, only 276 complaints have been received by Centrelink -- a complaint rate running at 0.16 percent.
Centrelink wrongly issuing debt notices
2 January 2017
RN Breakfast's Heidi Pett spoke to three people—all receiving different payments—who have been caught up in Centrelink's debt recovery dragnet
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