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When Services Australia bosses appeared before the recent Senate estimates hearings, a lot was asked and answered about the Infosys…

Checks are uncovering identity fraud in which criminals illegally claimed the pandemic leave payment in the name of others by creating fake identities.

Last modified on Thu 22 Jul 2021 23.11 EDT Nearly half a million workers in NSW have qualified for Covid-19 disaster payments as the state’s strict lockdown slashes jobs in key sectors, such as hospitality and much of retail. But 400,000 unemployed or part-time workers across greater Sydney remain ineligible for the payment because they were already receiving some form of welfare. Almost half of those barred from the disaster payment are now at risk of homelessness, according to the Australian Council of Social Service. As of Wednesday night the total amount paid out by the commonwealth gov...

Australian government hires private debt collectors to hound welfare recipients Less than a month after the federal government agreed to a $1.2 billion settlement over the unlawful “robodebt” scheme, it has issued a new call for tenders from private debt collectors to hound welfare recipients for allegedly receiving overpayments. The new contracts will include several provisions that indicate the department intends to take a more aggressive approach to debt recovery. The welfare queue outside a Centrelink office in Sydney last March (Photo: WSWS) Cases will initially be divided equally am...