Robodebt class action : Coalition agrees to pay $1.2bn to settle lawsuit
▻https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/16/robodebt-class-action-coalition-agrees-to-pay-12bn-to-settle-lawsuit
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. The settlement also includes commitments to repay $720m in debts and wipe a (...)
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