@icansocial

The Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN) official twitter account. Re-tweets etc. don't necessarily imply endorsement.

 Cairns, Queensland, Australia
ican.org.au
Joined October 2010
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Last chance to enrol in next month's LIVE online Diploma of Financial Counselling. Join a sector with SOUL! conta.cc/3Df3BBY
Meet our newest team member, Zack Wildy and more in the Yarn. conta.cc/3Df3BBY
Banking systems change needed to curb recividism and more in the Yarn! conta.cc/3Df3BBY
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It's unacceptable for children to be used to sell credit. So we made a petition calling on @afterpay_au to stop its ad with @RebelWilson telling a child about the 'benefits' of #BNPL. #pullthead @consumer_action @choiceaustralia @Fin_Rights_CLC @ACOSS ow.ly/eYrK50FF6Ww

493 people signed and won this petition

Afterpay: Stop using children to sell credit

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It's time for a Yarn! conta.cc/3BnJ9xQ
ICAN's Unaisi Buli was inspired to become a financial counsellor after seeing the injustices happening to her people while working as a bank teller, now she empowers Indigenous and non-Indigenous people every day. Read her story here 👇 #ReconciliationWeek ow.ly/IGsr50EXi8g
Congratulations to Unaisi! conta.cc/2Snr55h
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Want to see the latest episode of Out&About with Alex? conta.cc/2Snr55h
Have you checked out our latest episode of Out and About with Alex? This month Alex is in Darwin attending the 2021 FCA Conference, you might recognise some of the faces 😍 ow.ly/eHNW50EWh7L #financialliteracy #vocationaleducation #financialcounselling #diploma

Out & About with Alex (Episode 4 - Darwin)

This month Alex attends the 2021 Financial Counselling Australia co...

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Check out our latest edition of The Yarn! conta.cc/2Snr55h
Congratulations to ICAN's Unaisi Buli for winning the prestigious Jan Pentland Prize for 2021! We are all so proud of you, you are an amazing human being and superstar financial counsellor who always puts her clients first ❤❤❤ #financialcounselling #fca #janpentlandprize
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Check out ICAN Operations Manager Jillian Williams talking to ABC Drive about Telstra's $50M fine for the unconscionable treatment of Indigenous phone customers ow.ly/8VV850ELzxC #indigenous #consumer #telcos

Jillian Williams discussing Indigenous Consumer issues on ABC Drive

An interview with ICAN Operations Manager, Jillian Williams about telco and other consumer issues in Indigenous communities.

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Get on board and join the fight to Save Safe Lending at debtdisaster.consumeraction.… or sign an open letter petition at bit.ly/33yU2gD 👉Watch @icansocial's campaign video here youtu.be/tvMHSWa3w9w #DebtDisaster #SaveSafeLending
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Check out the latest instalment of Out & About with Alex! conta.cc/3sVjfw3
Front line community workers are warning a new wave of poverty is coming, as pandemic emergency supports disappear. Our CEO @fionaguthrie and Teresa Clarke from @ANGLICARESydney spoke to @DaveTaylorNews about the concerning situation. @abcnews abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm…

Budget bottom line improves but charity groups warn of a new wave of poverty - ABC listen

Front line welfare workers are warning a new wave of poverty is coming as government coronavirus emergency financial supports disappear. Particularly hard hit are out-of-work renters who are now...

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Around 8,000 people in Cairns will lose their JobKeeper subsidy on Sunday when the program ends, with thousands of tourism workers expected to become unemployed. Another example of why axing safe lending laws will lead to a #debtdisaster #savesafelending ow.ly/2dql50E8VAp

For Ty, JobKeeper meant food on the table. Now he's one of thousands of jobless Queenslanders...

After diving the depths of the Great Barrier Reef with thousands of tourists, Cairns instructor Ty McCormack is jobless. He's one of 8,000 people in Far North Queensland bracing for the end of JobK...

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Hear from Megan Blacklow, NILS provider in Mossman Gorge in the latest episode of Out & About with Alex. Megan discusses her journey to become a financial counsellor through the Ergon & Powerlink Diploma of Financial Counselling Scholarship Program with I…lnkd.in/gc4TyQQ

#nils #education #partnerships | Aaron Davis

Hear from Megan Blacklow, NILS provider in Mossman Gorge in the latest episode of Out & About with Alex. Megan discusses her journey to become a financial counsellor through the Ergon Energy Retail &...

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