POLITICSJun 3 · 06:24 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDCait Kelly

Hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments cancelled illegally, Albanese government admits

The Albanese government admitted to illegally cancelling hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments due to a glitch in the automated system managing the mutual obligations scheme. Senate estimates hearing revealed the cancellations occurred when individuals were not given sufficient time to reconnect to job providers after missing mandatory activities.

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