While Treasurer Josh Frydenberg may have wanted the National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Supporting Economic Recovery) Bill to have been passed by now, SAFCA is hoping it will not be resurrected in the Senate after Easter after its recent delay.
With May being the earliest it can return to parliament, we plan to join oth... |
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On Friday, telcos tried to pull their support for the recommendations in the Sylvan Review stating there was not enough financial counselling data to show that they should be involved. It's pretty serious and your help is needed URGENTLY.
The core of the Sylvan Review was that the financial services, telecommunications and energy ind... |
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As a participant in the Save the Safe Lending Laws campaign, led by Choice, Financial Counselling Australia and the Consumer Action Law Centre, SAFCA welcomes the Government's decision last week to hold the vote on the National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Supporting Economic Recovery) Bill.
The earliest the Bill can be voted on... |
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The National Debt Helpline campaign has commenced. The aim of the campaign is to normalise seeking help when experiencing financial vulnerability and build understanding of how financial counselling services can help.
Signage will be spread across Elizabeth, Noarlunga, Mt Gambier and Whyalla and feature on the back of taxis and buses, on bus s... |
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Dear financial counsellors,
For a long, long time now, we've been really worried that we don't give the sector enough information about what we've been doing and also ask for your views or input. And that is the purpose of this letter.
So for the next few weeks, I'm going to trial writing a weekly update that summaris... |
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