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Rudi Maxwell

Help offered to Indigenous people ripped off by Youpla

Linda Burney says a $97m support package will help people affected by the collapse of Youpla. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ripped off by a disgraced insurer will be able to access funds after the federal government stepped in with a $97 million package.

The Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund, owned by collapsed insurance company Youpla, sold junk funeral policies to Indigenous people across the country for decades, including targeting communities where English wasn't the first language and with low literacy levels.

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