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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Gallagher

Morning Mail: NDIS call centre staff told to ‘pretend to be public servants’, fury at ICE shooting, Australia Day honours revealed

Outsourced call centre staff on the NDIS phone lines have told Guardian Australia they must pretend to be public servants, and decide which funding requests are prioritised despite having no specialised training.
Outsourced call centre staff on the NDIS phone lines have told Guardian Australia they must pretend to be public servants, and decide which funding requests are prioritised despite having no specialised training. Illustration: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design

Good morning. Outsourced call centre staff on the NDIS phone lines say they are told to pretend they work for the government rather than British multinational Serco – as our investigation into the government’s use of private call centres continues.

US officials are facing pressure to fully investigate the killing of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis, as footage contradicts the Trump administration’s account of the incident.

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