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Insurance changes back on agenda for disaster-prone north
Tuesday December 08, 2020
In response to high premiums, and restricted coverage, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has recommended further insurance reform.
Waves crash on the Cairns waterfront during Cyclone Yasi. (Photo: ABC)
The ACCC has given the Morrison Government the final report arising from its long-running northern Australia insurance inquiry. It comes as Queensland battles bushfires and storms, with cyclones forecast over summer, and as climate change promises an increase in natural disasters.
The government is considering the report and is expected to release it…
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