Government services minister Stuart Robert apologises for inadequate preparations for the economic impact of coronavirus
Lines stretched outside Centrelink offices for a second day on Tuesday while the MyGov website that allows people to claim JobSeeker benefits once again crashed as thousands of newly unemployed Australians sought access to welfare payments.
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