Government hires 1000 call centre staff to slash Centrelink waiting times

The Turnbull government will provide an extra 1000 staff to help Centrelink cut the time welfare recipients wait for telephone queries to be answered.

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The government is trying to address the backlog of calls to Centrelink Source: AAP

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حمّل تطبيق أس بي أس الجديد على الأندرويد والآيفون للإستماع لبرامجكم المفضلة باللغة العربية.

 

 


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