LETTER: The cost of government’s robot debt collection

I RECENTLY had the displeasure of a Department of Human Services “robo debt” assessment call. They are seeking detailed information about every single payslip I received over a 4½-year period over five years ago while on Austudy and also working various casual jobs. Some of this information I can obtain relatively easily. To obtain the rest, […]

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