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In 2013, the government was warned that allowing funeral insurers to access Centrelink payments could end badly for customers. Almost a decade later, it did.

As the Albanese government works on getting legislation ready for its highly anticipated corruption watchdog, calls are growing for it to boost protections for whistleblowers and drop criminal prosecutions against Richard Boyle, David McBride and Bernard Collaery, and to advocate for Julian Assange.

Youpla director Greg Wheeldon says he did his all to save the funeral insurance company from liquidation. But advocates for the thousands of people who lost their cover still want answers.

A specialist team from Australia's Corporate Watchdog will consider allegations that Hunter-based Sweetman Renewables engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct as part of a fundraising campaign.

The liquidators of ForexCT are trying to claw back cash from a parent company believed to be domiciled in the tax haven of Gibraltar.

Stripping people of their rights as citizens is a punishment, and the High Court says that’s its bailiwick — not that of governments.

Stephen Jones says he needs to know scale of problem before committing to redress scheme

Financial services minister Stephen Jones says government will also move to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges like other financial markets

Letter from Save Sorry Business coalition also asks that regulator continue misleading and deceptive conduct case against company in federal court

State and federal authorities raised concerns periodically, but fund continued to target vulnerable people until its final collapse in March

Good morning, early birds. Newly minted independent MP in Fowler Dai Le has become the latest politician embroiled in a Section 44 drama, and new Liberal National MP Colin Boyce was reportedly a founding member of a climate science denialism club. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma…