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EARG does not actively seek media coverage but occasionally provides comments on issues in which our members have expertise. We amplify the work of our members and contributors where possible and may share news and developments related to economic and financial abuse.

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Advocates welcome Budget investment to address economic abuse and weaponisation of the child support system

A national alliance of women’s organisations welcomes the Federal Government’s $182.6 million investment in strengthening the child support system to
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ABC News: Criticism of proposed changes to superannuation laws that allow perpetrators to financially benefit

The first proposal by the federal government would allow a super fund to overrule a binding death benefit nomination if
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Reforms to stop perpetrators benefitting from super payouts welcome, but the system is still failing victim-survivors

EARG and other advocates have welcomed the Government’s consultation to prevent perpetrators of domestic and family violence (DFV) from accessing
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EARG quoted in new research on Buy Now Pay Later debts and economic abuse

New research on Buy Now Pay Later debts and financial abuse acknowledges the work of the Economic Abuse Reference Group
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EARG releases strategic plan for 2026-27

The national Economic Abuse Reference Group has released its strategic plan that will guide the network’s policy priorities and advocacy
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New Australian study shows devastating impact of coerced business debt

A pioneering national study has shed light on the hidden toll of coerced business debt, revealing how business structures are
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ABC News: Penalties push for financial abusers who draw partners into tax and company fraud

EARG Coordinator Jasmine Opdam says while the Government’s proposed law reform will help victim survivors, it will not address financial
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EARG attends Inaugural Global Summit on Economic Abuse

Members and friends of the Economic Abuse Reference Group attended the inaugural Global Summit on Economic Abuse on 18 November
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EARG presents at 5th World Conference of Women’s Shelters

Laura Bianchi, EARG Coordinator, presented a workshop titled 'Economic Abuse Reference Group: National multisector collaboration for transformational change' to the
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Advocates welcome findings of government inquiry into financial abuse

Today (5 December) the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services will release its long-awaited report from the inquiry
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Sydney Morning Herald: Sexually transmitted debt: How financial services are fighting financial abuse

There’s been a change in the types of matters coming through the doors of Redfern Legal Centre’s financial abuse service.
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The Guardian: ‘My whole life is in that house’: survivors fleeing domestic violence can lose much more than their home

Inflexible laws allow perpetrators to dispute ownership of belongings, leaving their partners to start from scratch. “It’s another aspect of
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