Centrelink threatening payment suspensions at rate of five a minute, new analysis suggests
by Cait Kelly Inequality reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#715W8)
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Centrelink has been issuing payment suspension notices to jobseekers and those on disability support pensions at a rate of more than five a minute, new analysis suggests, amid concerns over the legality of the troubled system.
In total, government data collated by the Antipoverty Centre shows there were 2,683,605 suspension actions between June 2024 and July 2025.
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