By Ray Kent & Martina Kingi, Townsville Office A typical day for the financial counselors in ICAN’s Townsville office often includes assisting clients who are dealing with mortgage stress, relationship debt stress and working… Read more »
A few months back, I saw that the Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health (The University of Melbourne) was advertising for Expressions of Interest (EOI), to attend the inaugural Indigenous PhD Familiarisation Program. After… Read more »
ICAN has an exciting new venture underway that will increase professional development opportunities in the national financial counselling, capability and resilience sectors. Bernadette Pasco, ICAN’s newly appointed Business & Sector Development Manager will lead… Read more »
As we celebrate the half-way point in our three-year Yarnin’ Money program, ICAN reflects on the opportunities and challenges we’ve faced in developing and delivering a culture-centred financial literacy training program to remote communities… Read more »
Earlier this month ICAN and the Consumer Action Law Centre put out a joint media release expressing disappointment in the Federal Court’s decision to allow for the continued exploitation of Indigenous Australians through dud… Read more »
To mark NAIDOC Week (3-10 July 2016), ASIC has released a new series of videos designed to help Indigenous consumers with key money decisions. They encourage people to take time to think things over… Read more »
A Federal Court decision has allowed for the continued exploitation of Indigenous Australians through dud Funeral Insurance schemes. For years, low income Indigenous communities have been targeted using the Department of Human Service’s bill… Read more »
Earlier this month, Indigenous Financial Counselling Mentorship Program participants celebrated their graduation in Cairns, when fifteen students received their Diploma of Community Services (Financial Counselling). The second national Mentorship program was delivered over a… Read more »