The Latest Breaking News from Ron Pattenden

Labor to provide $97m for victims of predatory insurance provider ACBF-Youpla

The support program will run for two years and aim to bring ‘peace of mind’ to thousands of Indigenous Australians

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2024

Youpla directors pursued by Asic over collapsed funeral fund that hurt Aboriginal families

Corporate regulator launches court action alleging former directors oversaw structure that left members vulnerable

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023

‘A kick in the guts’: ACBF-Youpla victims still waiting for millions in compensation

Families still struggling a year after collapse of predatory funeral fund that targeted low-income Aboriginal people

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2023

Youpla director says he tried to save the business, advocates want an investigation

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.

ABC News · Jun 13, 2022

Youpla funeral fund collapse: liquidator investigates whether founder committed crime

Indigenous funeral fund creditors told of preliminary investigations into whether payments to founder’s company were illegal

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2022

Youpla funeral fund collapse: minister seeks advice on compensating victims

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

The Guardian - AU · Jun 8, 2022

The inside story of the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund collapse and the missing millions

For decades, First Nations people made contributions to the Aboriginal Funeral Benefit Fund. Now it's collapsed, thousands are asking: How was it allowed to trade for so long?

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Linda Burney says investigating Youpla funeral fund will be ‘top of my agenda’

Incoming Indigenous affairs minster says predicament of families affected by collapse of predatory funeral fund is ‘totally unacceptable’

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Employee at collapsed Youpla funeral fund allegedly used racial slur about Aboriginal clients

Staff member allegedly told colleague: ‘We aren’t here to show them respect or dignity. We are here to get money from them’

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Morning mail: power bill update delayed, war crimes, Albanese meets Biden

Wednesday: Australians left in dark about electricity price rises until after election. Plus: Australian-Korean hip-hop crew 1300 shocked by their success

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022