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First Nations Foundation and Super Members Council make case for superannuation reform
A new report by the Super Members Council has identified a range of reforms to h...
Giovanni Torre 24 Mar 2026
Watchdog reveals Indigenous people still face barriers in accessing financial services
Complaints to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority continue to highligh...
Giovanni Torre 22 Jan 2026
Indigenous accountant of the year wants to inspire others
Yamatji chartered accountant Jolene Elliott wanted to break the mould when she a...
Jarred Cross 17 Sep 2025
Commonwealth Bank hits the road with First Nations Reach Program
For many First Nations peoples living in remote communities, opening a bank acco...
Dilvin Yasa 14 Feb 2025
A journey of kulila, purpose and leadership
Simone Kenmore is an exceptional force – a mother, an executive and a steadfast...
Zak Kirkup 21 Oct 2024
Phil Usher is determined to help financially empower all First Nations Australians

One of six children raised in an Aboriginal Housing Commission home in Tamworth on Gomeroi country, Wiradjuri man and First Nations Foundation chief executive, Phil Usher, witnessed his parents live f...

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Dianne Bortoletto Oct 21, 2024
World Bank throws lifeline to Pacific Islands

The World Bank is preparing a financial lifeline for Pacific island nations, backed by the US and Australia, as an exodus of Western banks from the unprofitable market prompts concern that China could...

Super cash boost broadens Rich Blak Women program

A $US100,000 grant from MetLife Foundation to the First Nations Foundation's new Resilient and Ready program extended the insurer's support to enhance financial literacy among Indigenous women across...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jul 3, 2024
Youpla Support Program phone line opens to help families affected by Youpla collapse

The Youpla Support Program phone line, designed to support First Nations people impacted by the collapse of funeral insurance provider the Youpla Group, opened for incoming calls on Monday.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 1, 2024
Urban Rampage planning to take the corporate watchdog to court over stop order

A key retailer for First Nations people in regional Australia is planning to take the corporate watchdog to court after it slapped two stop orders on the company.

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Brendan Foster Apr 4, 2024
Urban Rampage claims stop order from ASIC "disastrous" for First Nations customers

A store that operates in regional Australia claims an ongoing stop order from the corporate watchdog is having disastrous impacts on its First Nations customers.

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Brendan Foster Mar 19, 2024
Remote communities hit hard by bank branch closures, inquiry hears

Remote Australians are flying to the city with suitcases full of cash to make deposits after a local bank closed, while reports of robberies, scams and elder abuse are rife, an inquiry has been told.

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Stephanie Gardiner Mar 13, 2024
ASIC issues Urban Rampage with interim stop order over concerns of financial harm to First Nations consumers

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has made an interim stop order preventing Coral Coast Distributors (Cairns) Pty Ltd (CCD) from having customers at its Urban Rampage retail store...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 29, 2024
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