ICAN News

Did you know that more than 10 per cent of people who declare bankruptcy each year are under 25? Or, that 20 per cent of people under 18 have had trouble with paying their… Read more »

This month, we feature Sandra Rosas, the newest staff member to join the ICAN team! Hi, my name is Sandra Rosas.  I have joined the ICAN team as a Financial Counselling Support Officer, within… Read more »

Do you assist clients struggling with energy bills and want to learn more about how you can help them, what assistance is available, and how future reforms may impact your clients? If you are… Read more »

ICAN is still accepting applications for scholarship placements for its national “Indigenous Financial Counselling Mentorship Program” (IFCMP) commencing in July 2015. ICAN would like every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholarship applicant to be granted… Read more »

Scams have increasingly become an issue being felt by Indigenous peoples and ICAN has long been aware that scammers have been targeting people living in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. ICAN has… Read more »

The Financial Counsellors Association of Queensland has today called on all political parties to commit to funding a dedicated financial counselling program in Queensland. Queensland is the only State or Territory in Australia that… Read more »

Our consumer advocacy work continues to yield significant outcomes for Indigenous consumers. A number of court matters and enforcement activities came to fruition this year, due to ICAN alerting consumer regulators of systemic consumer… Read more »

ICAN will provide outreach financial literacy training to remote communities across North Queensland and the Torres Strait in 2015 in a new program funded by Financial Literacy Australia.  The Grants Program run by Financial… Read more »