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Anthony Albanese unveils details of robodebt royal commission

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially announced a Royal Commission into the previous government's Robodebt scheme, fulfilling an election promise. The automated debt recovery program saw hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients wrongly pursued by Centrelink for debts they did not owe.
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