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Emily Woods

RARE PHOTOS: Agl slugged 25m for overcharging customers on welfare | Vintage Vibes

AGL has been hit with a record-high penalty for overcharging customers on Centrelink. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Energy giant AGL is weighing up whether it will appeal a "significantly higher-than-expected" $25 million penalty for overcharging customers on welfare payments.

The penalty imposed by Federal Court Justice Kylie Downes on Thursday is the largest in any case brought by the Australian Energy Regulator, since Origin was fined $17 million in 2022.

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