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Services Australia’s viral dance video sparked outrage online, with critics calling it cringe and a waste of taxpayer cash — even after it was pulled. While the agency blames “unacceptable commentary” on female staff and defends the content as a smart engagement tactic, the Minister’s office says they had no say in its creation. The agency’s social media strategy, filled with TikTok-style trends like synchronized heart-passing for World Social Work Day, has drawn mockery — some even joked it looked like an Eurovision audition. Meanwhile, behind the flashy content, real struggles persist: callers still wait 36 minutes on the Families and Parenting line and nearly 24 minutes across Centrelink — despite recent improvements. Services Australia insists their social media team, made up of about a dozen staff, is a cost-effective way to deliver timely, trusted info and answer hundreds of questions weekly.

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