Federal governments legitimised predatory funeral fund that targeted Indigenous Australians, advocates claim

Bettina Cooper is hopeful the Albanese government is listening to calls for compensation. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Advocates for thousands of Aboriginal people exploited by a predatory funeral fund say previous federal governments legitimised the company by authorising millions in automatic policy payments from welfare income.

Even after Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund, ACBF-Youpla, was kicked off the government system, it continued to reap the benefits. In 2017 alone, the company pocketed more than $3.4m from cancelled policies, new data shows.