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Xenophon is right to call for law reform on gift cards

  • Written by The Conversation
imageCross-bench Senator Nick Xenophon wants the law to change to protect gift card holders when companies collapse.Gemma Najem/AAP

The corporate collapse of Dick Smith has many people, including cross-bench Senator Nick Xenophon, angered at the treatment of gift card holders as unsecured creditors.

The concept leading to this situation is more than 100...

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