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Soaliha Iqbal

WTF: Centrelink Can Ask Cops To Snoop In Your Phone If It Thinks You’re Lying About Eligibility

A startling report has revealed that Centrelink has the ability to ask the Australian Federal Police to access clients’ metadata — and in some cases even break passwords — if it suspects fraud, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. If you’re a student or you’re on jobseeker and you’re lying about your relationship status to cop a better Centrelink payment, watch out. That unfortunately counts as fraud, as do false claims for disaster payments
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