A Centrelink error put Alannah in danger from her abusive partner. Now there’s a push for federal platforms to better protect women

MyGov, ATO and Centrelink systems enable perpetrators to financially abuse survivors long after they leave violent relationships, campaigners say

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As Alannah* made plans to leave her abusive partner, she had to involve Centrelink.

She contacted them and requested they make her parenting payments into her new account - not the joint account she shared with her ex, who was emotionally, financially and psychologically abusive for years. He was later convicted of an offence against her.