Human Services Minister Alan Tudge has been ridiculed for his claim there is nothing wrong with Centrelinks automated debt recovery system, as leaked documents show frontline staff have been advised not to help clients process disputes.
Speaking for the first time on the automated debt recovery system since returning from holiday, Mr Tudge issued a statement to The New Daily and other media outlets in which he asserted that the system is a success.
People who work hard and pay taxes to assist those in need expect there to be integrity in the welfare system, and that is exactly what we are ensuring, he said.
Labor is demanding we cease a process that has successfully recovered over $300 million o…
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