Centrelink

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1. Centrelink recipients avoid new capital gains tax

   Centrelink recipients escape the new 30 per cent minimum capital gains tax on assets sold from July 2027.

   9 Nov 2026 · 2 newsrooms
2. Centrelink resumes collecting 147,000 debts after six-year freeze

   Centrelink has restarted collecting 147,000 debts that were frozen for six years following December 2025 legislation validating income apportionment.

   9 Nov 2026
3. Genuine gift to a child won't affect your age pension after five years

   Centrelink assesses genuine gifts for five years, then stops assessing the amount above the gifting limit.

   4 Nov 2026 · The Sydney Morning Herald
4. Smartraveller and Passport Office top government trust rankings

   DFAT's Smartraveller service leads all federal government agencies with 88 per cent public trust, while Centrelink ranks last at 66 per cent.

   3 Nov 2026 · region.com.au
5. Union warns Centrelink could switch on AI to monitor call centre staff

   Services Australia and Veterans Affairs have AI systems installed in their call centres, ready to activate.

   1 Nov 2026 · The Canberra Times
6. 50,000 welfare recipients invited to claim Centrelink compensation

   The government invited over 50,000 jobseekers to apply for compensation. It had wrongly stopped their welfare payments.

   28 Oct 2026 · ABC News
7. Three million Australians have three months to claim Centrelink debt

   The Income Apportionment Resolution Scheme closes on 29 January 2027. Eligible Australians can apply for one-off compensation until then.

   26 Oct 2026
8. Centrelink demands payment on 147,000 income-apportioned debts

   Nearly 147,000 welfare debts were paused for more than six years. They are now being collected despite being calculated unlawfully.

   26 Oct 2026

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