Over 590,000 Australians have relied on safe lending laws for justice: Consumer groups

MEDIA ALERT

THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY 2021

WHAT: Pre-recorded/embargoed media conference - Consumer groups in Canberra to protect safe lending laws

WHEN: 11am Thursday 18 February (Embargoed 00:00 Friday Feb 19)

WHERE: Front lawns, Parliament House, Canberra

WHO: Consumer groups appearing at Senate Hearings 19/02/2021 and meeting with Federal parliamentarians.

• Alan Kirkland - CHOICE

• Karen Cox - Financial Rights Legal Centre

• Carmel Franklin - Care Financial Counselling Services and the Consumer Law Centre of the ACT (Care)

• Financial counsellors - Deb Shroot and Rosie Fisk

• Fiona Guthrie (Financial Counselling Australia) and Gerard Brody (Consumer Action Law Centre) - TBC depending on Victorian COVID restrictions.

Note: Consumer groups will provide broadcast quality footage of media conference via file share in the afternoon. Media are welcome to attend to film their own footage with an embargo for 19/02/2021

FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2021

Consumer groups will appear at the Senate Economics Committee hearings throughout the day.

CEOs can be made available in the Senate Courtyard for further comment.

Media contact:

CHOICE (Sydney contact - main enquiries), 0430 172 669, media@choice.com.au

CHOICE (Canberra contact - on the ground logistics) - Patrick Veyret 0431 822 372

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Consumer group submissions