Half of Youpla insurance holders fear they won’t be able to provide culturally appropriate funeral

Daphne, from far-north Queensland, is part of a group of First Nations people visiting Canberra to urge politicians to do more to help those devastated by the collapse of the ACBF-Youpla funderal insurer. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

More than half of insurance holders affected by the collapse of ACBF-Youpla feared they would be unable to provide their loved ones with a culturally appropriate funeral, a survey has found.

Kath, an Anaiwan woman from western New South Wales, is part of a group of First Nations people visiting Canberra to urge politicians to do more to help those devastated by the disgraced funeral insurer’s collapse.