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Labor to provide $97m for victims of predatory insurance provider ACBF-Youpla

The support program will run for two years and aim to bring ‘peace of mind’ to thousands of Indigenous Australians

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Youpla directors pursued by Asic over collapsed funeral fund that hurt Aboriginal families

Corporate regulator launches court action alleging former directors oversaw structure that left members vulnerable

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‘A kick in the guts’: ACBF-Youpla victims still waiting for millions in compensation

Families still struggling a year after collapse of predatory funeral fund that targeted low-income Aboriginal people

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Indigenous advocates return to Canberra to ask for compensation over Youpla mess

Advocates are in Canberra asking the government to compensate the thousands of people who put their money into funeral insurer Youpla. But finding out exactly who they are won't be easy.

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Asic seeks record $7.5m penalty against ACBF-Youpla for alleged deceptive and misleading conduct

Corporate regulator alleges funeral insurer engaged in ‘deliberate and knowing conduct of preying on vulnerable Aboriginal people’

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Labor pledges $4m for Aboriginal families affected by Youpla funeral fund collapse

The emergency relief package for families struggling to pay for burials includes a payout for expenses equal to the one they were promised by the disgraced insurer

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Youpla funeral insurance founder’s multimillion-dollar yacht arrives in Vanuatu

The company founded by Ron Pattenden collapsed owing millions in unpaid policies to thousands of low-income Aboriginal families

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Youpla director says he tried to save the business, advocates want an investigation

Youpla director Greg Wheeldon says he did his all to save the funeral insurance company from liquidation. But advocates for the thousands of people who lost their cover still want answers.

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Youpla funeral fund collapse: liquidator investigates whether founder committed crime

Indigenous funeral fund creditors told of preliminary investigations into whether payments to founder’s company were illegal

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Youpla funeral fund collapse: minister seeks advice on compensating victims

Stephen Jones says he needs to know scale of problem before committing to redress scheme

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The inside story of the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund collapse and the missing millions

For decades, First Nations people made contributions to the Aboriginal Funeral Benefit Fund. Now it's collapsed, thousands are asking: How was it allowed to trade for so long?

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Linda Burney says investigating Youpla funeral fund will be ‘top of my agenda’

Incoming Indigenous affairs minster says predicament of families affected by collapse of predatory funeral fund is ‘totally unacceptable’

The Guardian - AU

Employee at collapsed Youpla funeral fund allegedly used racial slur about Aboriginal clients

Staff member allegedly told colleague: ‘We aren’t here to show them respect or dignity. We are here to get money from them’

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Morning mail: power bill update delayed, war crimes, Albanese meets Biden

Wednesday: Australians left in dark about electricity price rises until after election. Plus: Australian-Korean hip-hop crew 1300 shocked by their success

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Yachts and mansions: founder of company that left thousands of Aboriginal people out of pocket made more than $20m, tax-free

Ron Pattenden continued to make money from the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund even after selling it in the wake of damning royal commission findings

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Arron Wilson was told his funeral fund would help his family – now his money is gone

Calls for compensation as Youpla Group’s collapse leaves thousands of Indigenous Australian policyholders with nothing

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