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Dealing with debt shame – ABC listen

Dealing with debt shame – ABC listen

Annie Guest: One indicator of how the economy is tracking can be seen in calls to the National Debt Helpline. It’s just had a month of a record number of calls, many from small business owners. And there’s concern shame and a lack of trust stops many indebted Australians asking their banks for help. Jon Daly reports.

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Jon Daly: Calls for help are rising. Last month, the Small Business Debt Helpline received nearly 500 of them, the…

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