Queues at Centrelink offices and MyGov website crashes ahead of coronavirus shutdowns
by Luke Henriques-Gomes and Michael McGowan from on (#513C6)
Australian welfare benefit for unemployed has been doubled to deal with fallout from outbreak
Thousands of Australians were queueing at Centrelink offices around the country on Monday as businesses prepared to shut down, and after the federal government doubled unemployment benefits to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus.
Huge lines were snaking around blocks in many locations, but as Services Australia directed people to begin their claims for welfare payments online, the MyGov website was down for many users after nearly 100,000 people tried to access it just after 9am.
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