Predatory rent-to-buy operators barred from Centrepay debt system in sweeping Albanese government reforms
by Christopher Knaus and Lorena Allam from World news | The Guardian on (#6SM8K)
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The federal government will boot predatory rent-to-buy operators off its Centrepay debit system as part of sweeping reforms designed to stop the financial abuse of vulnerable Australians.
The reforms, set to be announced Monday, follow a Guardian Australian investigation that revealed shocking failures with the Centrepay system and helped trigger an urgent government review.
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