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Indigenous Australians get fin lit boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
Senator Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, is meeting with Indigenous leaders and service providers in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory to heighten residents' awareness of super and financial literacy. Senator ...

Once lost, now found: super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry has welcomed "Super and Us Mob" - a new super booklet targeted at the indigenous community. The booklet was created by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and focuses on superannuation ...

New super book for indigenous mob

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
The federal government welcomed the new edition of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) indigenous superannuation booklet, Super and Us Mob. Created in 2006, the free booklet uses real life work examples of indigenous people to ...

Women in Finance supports PIFA

... Aboriginal Friendship Choir with a keynote speech from Norma Tracey, spokesperson for PIFA, a foundation which supports indigenous children and families in Redfern. For more information, see www.wifnsw.com.au. Michelle Baltazar

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... own target to dispose of it by the end of the second quarter of this year. In Australia, BHP Billiton has awarded an indigenous company a $300 million contract to manage and operate the Yarrie iron ore mine in Western Australia's Northern Pilbara. Shares ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... about two million Australians want work but are unable to get it because of a variety of reasons such as that they are indigenous, low-skilled or mature-aged. In terms of economic efficiency, such data begs the question as to why the country is importing ...

Small personal loans for low income earners: ANZ

... population who have minimal access to financial services. They are usually on low incomes, unemployed, disabled and from Indigenous communities. "These people may feel too intimidated to enter a bank branch, let alone apply for a loan to cover unexpected ...

Macquarie launches indigenous financial services

Macquarie Bank has set up a financial services arm that will provide advice and financial literacy programs for indigenous communities. Tom Hornibrook, head of Macquarie Indigenous Financial Services, said indigenous communities tended to receive poor ...

Charity begins at Hunter Hall

... $700,000 to 38 charities ranging from those involved in medical funding and research, environmental conservation, youth, indigenous and refugee support and animal protection. Hunter Hall is one of a few publicly listed companies in Australia that commits ...

Labor marks Anti-Poverty Week with new proposals

... children will become tomorrow's disadvantaged adults. The report by the Labor party shed light on the plight of the indigenous peoples of Australia, citing that they have a lower life expectancy than any other minority in a developed country. The opposition ...