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FOUND: Centrelink claims backlog slashed after hiring blitz | Mind Blowing Facts

More than 500,000 Centrelink and Medicare claims have been processed from the backlog in 10 weeks. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

A backlog of more than one million claims made to Services Australia is set to return to normal levels by the middle of the year following a mass recruitment drive.

Figures have shown more than 500,000 Centrelink and Medicare claims have been processed and removed from the overall backlog in just 10 weeks.

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