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Useful organisations

Financial help

Cancer Council – Your local Cancer Council may be able to provide financial counselling or connect you with a financial planner.
Phone: 13 11 20

Financial Information Service (FIS)Free, confidential service from Services Australia.
Phone: 132 300

Financial Advice Association of Australia (FPA)Information about financial planning and help to find a financial planner.
Phone: 1300 337 301

Financial Rights Legal Centre Information about a variety of topics related to financial services.

Insurance Law Service (ILS) An insurance help line for consumers.
Phone: 1300 663 464

Mob Strong Debt Help – Advice service about money issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Phone: 1800 808 488

Moneysmart Financial and budgeting tips. Includes the Financial Advisers Register.

National Debt Helpline Help with debt problems and assistance finding a financial counsellor.
Phone: 1800 007 007

Bankruptcy

Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) – Information about bankruptcy and personal insolvency agreements.
Phone: 1300 364 785

Dispute resolution

Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) National dispute resolution scheme for all financial services complaints.
Phone: 1800 931 678

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) – National complaints resolution scheme for phone and internet services.
Phone: 1800 062 058

Government benefits

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Help with the cost of prescription medicines.
Phone: 1800 020 613

Services Australia Includes Centrelink and Medicare; financial support for people in need.

Legal advice

Cancer Council – Your local Cancer Council may be able to connect you with a lawyer.
Phone: 13 11 20

Community Legal Centres Australia Provides links to local community legal centres across Australia.

Taxation

Australian Taxation Office Tax and superannuation information.
Phone: 13 28 65 (individuals)
Phone: 13 72 26 (businesses)

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This information was last reviewed October 2024 by the following panel: HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, Sydney, NSW; Viridian Advisory, Melbourne, VIC; Leigh Aitken, Consumer; Mary Bairstow, Senior Social Worker, Cancer Centre, Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA; Lynette Brailey, Team Leader Financial Counselling, Cancer Council NSW; Corinne Jones and Siew Tan, Financial Counsellors, Cancer Council VIC; Penny Jacomos, Social Worker, Asbestos Diseases Society of South Australia, SA; Dr Deme Karikios, Head of Department – Medical Oncology, Nepean Cancer and Wellness Centre, Nepean Hospital, NSW; Valerie Parsons, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Viridian Financial Group, Melbourne, VIC.

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