Bill Shorten has welcomed the $475 million class action settlement for robodebt victims , describing it as a "line in the sand" and a moment that was long overdue for the hundreds of Australians who were unfairly targeted.

"The settlement of the robodebt class action closes a dark and shameful chapter in Australian public administration , " the vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra and former minister for government services said in a statement.

"While no court process can erase the pain inflicted, it does offer long-overdue recognition for the hundreds of thousands of Australians who were unfairly targeted, harmed and demonised."

Robodebt used automated income averaging to issue debt notices to welfare recipients, many of whom did not owe money.

The scheme was later foun

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