08/05/2020
Unfortunately, as the effects of the Covid-19 virus in Australia have become increasingly serious, a number of scammers have sought to take advantage of consumers. The ACCC’s Consumer Consultative Committee (of which ICAN is... Read more »
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01/05/2020
ACOSS Media Release The Australian Council of Social Service welcomes the report of the Senate Inquiry into the Adequacy of Newstart. The Committee recommends that the JobSeeker (formerly Newstart), Youth Allowance and Parenting Payments... Read more »
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08/04/2020
We are three members of the Cairns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community concerned about a number of issues in relation to the response for Covid 19 and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities... Read more »
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02/04/2020
Insurance companies and brokers will be able to work together to implement COVID-19 relief measures for certain small businesses following the ACCC’s granting of interim authorisation today.
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22/03/2020
The ICAN team have systematically gone into Coronavirus COVID-19 prepper mode. At the time of writing this article, North Queensland has been minimally impacted; that is with the exception of the crazy doomsday shoppers.... Read more »
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22/03/2020
Welcome home Jillian! How does it feel to be back in Cairns? It feels exactly like coming home! Growing up here, I never appreciated how beautiful it is. Now, everywhere I go I am... Read more »
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22/03/2020
ICAN and the Financial Counselling Association of Queensland (FCAQ) hosted Janet Murray, the head of a new Canadian not-for-profit social enterprise, Sustainable Livelihoods Canada (SLC), earlier this month. During her stay, Janet conducted two... Read more »
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02/03/2020
For the first time, the majority of hospital treatment policies held by Australians now contain exclusions, the latest ACCC annual report into the private health insurance industry has found.
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23/02/2020
Welcome to ICAN (and Townsville) Annique! You’re new to Townsville, any favourite spots yet? I’m enjoying walking along The Strand, participating in FREE exercise classes (no more excuses!) and exploring the goat tracks around... Read more »
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23/02/2020
What’s the best way to engage remote community residents with their superannuation? Break down some of the barriers to access and bring your services to them! That’s what QSuper did when it spent a week... Read more »
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23/02/2020
Financial Counselling Victoria (FCVic) released a report earlier this month on financial counsellor stress and work overload. The report entitled, ‘Counting the Costs’, was created in response to consistent feedback from FCVic members experiencing high... Read more »
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