Hunter residents caught up in controversial Centrelink debt collection issue

Nick Bielby
January 11 2017 - 12:00pm
STUNG: Hunter residents are among those nationwide who claim to have incorrectly been issued a debt notice from Centrelink. Picture: Nick Bielby
STUNG: Hunter residents are among those nationwide who claim to have incorrectly been issued a debt notice from Centrelink. Picture: Nick Bielby

A Metford man has slammed the federal government after he received a letter from Centrelink telling him he owed thousands of dollars, saying the situation was “a debacle”.

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Nick Bielby

Nick Bielby

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Nick Bielby is a crime reporter who has been with the Newcastle Herald since 2017.

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