FAULTY-LEMON CARS: "We welcome these changes but from our perspective dealing, with an issue going on for decades, we really need more effective system reform and pathways to justice...for people like Michelle and her family," Eleanor adds. FCAUpdate
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COST OF LIVING CRISIS “People really are struggling to make it through,” financial counsellor Kirsty Robson said. “How, with the responsible lending laws, are they possibly getting approved? @natdebthelpline @FCAupdate
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“A lot of people out there want to make their homes safer. If the insurance industry said ‘you can do X, Y and Z and this is the discount you will receive’ as well as creating an incentive,” Financial Rights, Julia Davis says.
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Faulty-lemon CARS: "Under Australian Consumer Law (people) have rights, a car should be quality and fit for purpose, those gaurantees exist but they are just not enforced," says Assistant Director Policy & Campaigns, Eleanor Doran. FCAUpdate
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SCAM FRAMEWORK DELAY: On Sunrise Consumer Action Law Centre's Stephanie Tonkin explains why the idea for a mandatory $3,000 reimbursement rate for people robbed by scammers is a start, but a lot more needs to be quickly done. @FCAupdate @natdebthelpline
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Faulty-lemon CARS: "Under Australian Consumer Law (people) have rights, a car should be quality and fit for purpose, those gaurantees exist but they are just not enforced," says Assistant Director Policy & Campaigns, Eleanor Doran. FCAUpdate
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“A lot of people out there want to make their homes safer. If the insurance industry said ‘you can do X, Y and Z and this is the discount you will receive’ as well as creating an incentive,” Financial Rights, Julia Davis says.
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COST OF LIVING CRISIS “People really are struggling to make it through,” financial counsellor Kirsty Robson said. “How, with the responsible lending laws, are they possibly getting approved? @natdebthelpline @FCAupdate
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"HSBC fought tooth and nail...defending claims at AFCA... an absolute denial of responsibility, they took months and months to investigate and would come back and say (to customers) 'it's your fault'", says Stephanie Tonkin. @FCAupdate
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State Election 2026 “Cost‑of‑living pressures are hitting Victorian households so hard, and every day we hear from people struggling with debt as the price of housing, food, energy and other essentials keeps rising,” Stephanie Tonkin said. @FCAupdate
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“People really are struggling to make it through,” financial counsellor Kirsty Robson said. “How, with the responsible lending laws, are they possibly getting approved? @natdebthelpline @FCAupdate
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CHOICE Consumer Pulse is a quarterly study of over 1000 consumers’ attitudes. The March 2026 survey found that the level of trust in general insurers is lower now, at only 17%, than any time since the survey began 11 years ago. @FCAupdate @natdebthelpline
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State Election 2026 “Cost‑of‑living pressures are hitting Victorian households so hard, and every day we hear from people struggling with debt as the price of housing, food, energy and other essentials keeps rising,” Stephanie Tonkin said. @FCAupdate
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“People really are struggling to make it through,” financial counsellor Kirsty Robson said. “How, with the responsible lending laws, are they possibly getting approved? @natdebthelpline @FCAupdate
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“Lemon cars are a chronic, harmful problem impacting thousands of Victorians, putting lives at risk and clogging up our Tribunal system,” Consumer Action Law Centre CEO, Stephanie Tonkin said.
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“Lemon cars are a chronic, harmful problem impacting thousands of Victorians, putting lives at risk and clogging up our Tribunal system,” Consumer Action Law Centre CEO, Stephanie Tonkin said.
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Julie is one of the thousands of Australians who has lost money to scams and remains unprotected.
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“People really are struggling to make it through,” financial counsellor Kirsty Robson said. “How, with the responsible lending laws, are they possibly getting approved? @natdebthelpline @FCAupdate
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Miss a mortgage payment and the clock starts ticking. Here's how quickly things can escalate, and what you can do to avoid losing your home. @FCAupdate @natdebthelpline
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“People really are struggling to make it through,” financial counsellor Kirsty Robson said. “How, with the responsible lending laws, are they possibly getting approved? @natdebthelpline @FCAupdate
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