Robo-debt

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    An automated process of debt recovery, especially that employed by Centrelink. Australia, colloquial, uncountable

    "Despite, or perhaps because of, the problems that emerged with the first iteration of robo-debt, the government has stepped up its reliance on data matching."

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"Despite, or perhaps because of, the problems that emerged with the first iteration of robo-debt, the government has stepped up its reliance on data matching."

Etymology

From robo- + debt.

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