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ASIC must reject licence applications from predatory debt vultures

Consumer Action has welcomed the news that Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg MP has made new regulations requiring debt management firms – also known as ‘debt vultures’ – to be licenced to provide ser...

Surge in disconnections a blow to thousands during COVID

The latest data from the Essential Services Commission (ESC) reveals a big surge in the number of people being disconnected from their energy supply and increasing numbers of people struggling to keep...

Consumer groups support licensing of ‘debt vultures’ but reforms must go further to stop the harm

While some businesses stepped up to help Australians to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, others sought to profit from people’s desperate financial circumstances. Unregulated debt management firms ...

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ASIC must reject licence applications from predatory debt vultures

Surge in disconnections a blow to thousands during COVID

Consumer groups support licensing of ‘debt vultures’ but reforms must go further to stop the harm

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