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Attorney general says government seeking $2bn in damages to recover costs relating to firefighting foam at 28 defence bases. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScams come in all shapes and sizes (and none of them are nice), and the government is considering creating rules that would force banks, telcos and digital platforms to automatically reimburse victims of smaller scams of up to $3,000.Labor is considering a range of options as part of a scam protection framework.For smaller losses, $3,000 and under, what we’re proposing is that there should be automatic payment to consumers