Labor calls on government to scrap 'malfunctioning' robodebt scheme

Bill Shorten says case of deceased disability pensioner targeted by welfare debt recovery program should ‘shame’ minister to act

Labor has called for the government to scrap its controversial welfare debt recovery scheme, saying the so-called robodebt program is “seriously malfunctioning”.

At the height of controversy around the scheme in 2017, the opposition called for it to be suspended, but it has never called for it to be abolished. The Coalition has used program to bolster the budget by raising more than $1bn in alleged welfare debts.

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