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Private investigators to spy on welfare recipients in Services Australia crackdown

Sarah Basford Canales
February 21 2022 - 5:35am
Government Services Minister Linda Reynolds. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Government Services Minister Linda Reynolds. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Welfare recipients who fail to update their employment or relationship status could become the subject of covert surveillance as Services Australia looks to engage private investigators to spy on claimants suspected of wrongdoing.

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Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. Contact me with general tips and thoughts at sarah.basfordcanales@canberratimes.com.au or confidential tips to sbasfordcanales@protonmail.com.

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