Robodebt class action: Coalition agrees to pay $1.2bn to settle lawsuit
by Luke Henriques-Gomes from on (#5AE6N)
Some 400,000 Australians will share $112m in extra compensation, lawyers say
The Australian government has agreed to a $1.2bn settlement for a class action brought on behalf of hundreds of thousands of robodebt victims.
In a deal struck the day a federal court trial was set to begin, 400,000 people will share in $112m in additional compensation, the firm running the action, Gordon Legal, announced on Monday.
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