The Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN) has officially launched its landmark Prison ID Project Research Report at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, marking an important milestone in ICAN’s ongoing work to improve financial inclusion and… Read more »
The launch of ICAN’s Prison ID Report highlighted the important role identification plays in helping people leaving custody access services, return to community and rebuild their lives. Alongside this work, ICAN continues to work… Read more »
Distance can make support harder to reach for people experiencing financial abuse. At the recent Wujal Wujal Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Day March, The Yarn spoke with Deb Corbett from the Wujal Justice… Read more »
Many people entering or leaving prison struggle to rebuild their lives because they lack access to banking services while inside and basic identification when they leave. Research shows that people released without ID face… Read more »
ICAN Launches the ID and Banking in Prison Project ICAN is proud to announce the launch of the ID and Banking in Prison Project, an innovative initiative aimed at addressing one of the most significant… Read more »
ICAN Prison Project team members, Elise Deemal (L); Sharon Edwards (R) Remember Elise Deemal who was living the dream as a Yarnin’ Money Mentor last time we yarned? Thanks to CBA’s First Nations Scholarship… Read more »
Anne-Maree Barron, ICAN Financial Counsellor A recent review by ASIC found that some individuals in high-fee transaction accounts, including First Nations people, are paying up to $3000 in overdraw fees over a year, despite… Read more »
With the Senate currently considering bank closures in regional Australia, ICAN has reflected on the lessons it has learned over many years from talking to people in regional and remote communities about the barriers… Read more »