Aussies Repaid $545 Million From Robo-Debt System

A Medicare and Centrelink office sign is seen at Bondi Junction on March 21, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Matt King/Getty Images

Australians who paid the government money through the controversial robo-debt scheme have been reimbursed $545 million.

Department of Social Services officials told a Senate inquiry on Aug. 17 the $545 million figure amounted to about 80 percent of cases.