MyGov, ATO and Centrelink systems enable perpetrators to financially abuse survivors long after they leave violent relationships, campaigners sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs Alannah* made plans to leave her abusive partner, she had to involve Centrelink.She contacted them and requested they make her parenting payments into her new account – not the joint account she shared with her ex, who was emotionally, financially and psychologically abusive for years. He was later convicted of an offence against her. Continue reading...
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