Centrelink 'smearing' debt critics, says Labor

By Noel Towell
Updated March 2 2017 - 2:44pm, first published February 28 2017 - 2:31pm
Labor's human services spokeswoman Linda Burney said it was unacceptable to target individual citizens with information leaks in retaliation for speaking out. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor's human services spokeswoman Linda Burney said it was unacceptable to target individual citizens with information leaks in retaliation for speaking out. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Centrelink is taking "revenge" on critics of its controversial debt collection activities by publicly releasing their private information, according to the federal opposition.

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