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Robodebt inquiry hears welfare recipients waited years to be repaid unlawful debts

Deanna Amato who successfully sued the federal government over Robodebt addresses the royal commission on Friday. (ABC News)

The federal government took years to pay back unlawful debts to vulnerable people, the royal commission into the Robodebt scheme has heard.

Deanna Amato, who successfully sued the federal government over Robodebt in 2019, fronted the inquiry on Friday.

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