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Listen! The simple thing the finance sector can do for Indigenous customers that can change people's lives

  • Written by Clare JM Burns, Assistant Professor and Non-executive Director, Bond University
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The story of the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund, whose name and marketing misled thousands of customers into believing it was Indigenous owned and run, is a stark example of how Australia’s financial regulations have let down Indigenous people.

It took a financial royal commission to expose how the fund had exploited...

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