Inside Robo-debt: The Shorten interview
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The Royal Commission Into the Centrelink Debt Scheme
Under the former Liberal government this scheme unlawfully raised $1.76 billion in alleged debts against some 526,000 Australians. This tragedy caused stress, anxiety, financial destitution and sadly had a very real human toll. It destroyed and cost lives innocent people were hunted, hounded by Centrelink for money they didn't owe. The bombshell report from the Royal Commission has been released detailing the harrowing ordeal that impacted half a million Australians. So today we speak with Bill Shorten the minister who will have to implement many of the recommendations and pursue many of the findings in this Royal Commission. We're speaking after you've had it almost a day I guess with the findings from the Royal commission into
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