Centrelink is chasing welfare recipients over $32m in COVID overpayments | The Business

The federal government is being accused of double standards after chasing welfare recipients for stimulus overpayments while companies boost profits with JobKeeper.
It's trying to claw back small amounts of cash from Australians who were given the wage subsidy by mistake when they were also getting Jobseeker.
But it's not going after firms like Harvey Norman which were paid out millions and went on to post bumper profits. Emilia Terzon reports.
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