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Revenue NSW serves up irrelevant personal data in unclaimed money search

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7 Jan, 2026
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Warwick Ponder
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7 Jan, 2026
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Revenue NSW is handing out buckets of personal information to complete strangers when citizens search for unclaimed cheques, dividends and other money.
Revenue NSW serves up irrelevant personal data in unclaimed money search
Minister Houssos encourages citizens to claim up $300 million in the State’s unclaimed money pool … but they might find more than they expected. Background image credit: Markus Spiske

Revenue NSW is handing out buckets of personal information to complete strangers when citizens search for unclaimed cheques, dividends and other money.

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