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Shadow Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, September 17, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

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The federal government plans to refund more than $720 million raised through the now defunct welfare scheme.

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