Bodies of Indigenous families’ loved ones left in morgues after collapse of funeral insurer Youpla

‘I’ve seen families have to leave their loved ones in the morgue for months because they can’t get the money together,’ Kali Sailor says. Photograph: Brian Cassey

Aboriginal families in at least two states have been forced to leave the bodies of their loved ones in morgues because they can’t afford a funeral after the financial collapse of their insurer, which has previously been exposed for its “misleading and deceptive” conduct.

The collapse last month of Youpla Group has sparked calls for compensation for the more than 13,000 low-income Aboriginal people who face losing all they have paid into the funeral fund.