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Govt to restart automated welfare penalties despite legal doubts

The Employment department will resume cancelling and suspending welfare recipient support payments from October, ending a two year freeze triggered by its error riddled compliance and technology systems. Government...

Unlawful welfare cancellations much higher than reported

4 June 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

Around 310,000 people may have had support payments unlawfully cancelled under the government’s welfare compliance system after automation errors present for years prevented them from being able to reconnect,...

Govt braces for automated welfare compliance compensation claims

17 December 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

The Albanese government is bracing for a wave of compensation claims from its automated welfare compliance system, listing almost half a decade of potentially unlawful decisions as a new...

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Govt to restart automated welfare penalties despite legal doubts

Unlawful welfare cancellations much higher than reported

Govt braces for automated welfare compliance compensation claims

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