Labor urges insurance crackdown
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Labor is pressuring Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to explain why the government has failed to give ASIC power to regulate insurance claims.
Labor is pressuring Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to explain why the government has failed to give ASIC power to regulate insurance claims.
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