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Centrelink stock in Salisbury, north of Adelaide, Thursday, September 21, 2017. (AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy) NO ARCHIVING

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The federal government is changing its "robo-debt" recovery scheme targeting welfare recipients. Tens of thousands of welfare recipients were overcharged by Centrelink using the process, and there are calls now for their payments to be refunded. Praba Maheswaran has the story in Tamil written for SBS News.

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The federal government is changing its "robo-debt" recovery scheme targeting welfare recipients. Tens of thousands of welfare recipients were overcharged by Centrelink using the process, and there are calls now for their payments to be refunded. Praba Maheswaran has the story in Tamil written for SBS News.

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