Ecstra Foundation has appointed leading consumer advocate Delia Rickard PSM as chair of the board, following the retirement of Paul Clitheroe AM, who steps down after eight years. Ms Rickard, a highly respected consumer advocate and former Deputy Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), joined the Ecstra board in 2023, following a… Read more »
A landmark new research report has found Australia needs a more coordinated and integrated national approach to financial wellbeing, as people navigate increasingly complex financial lives. ‘Australia’s financial wellbeing: An integrated approach’, is authored by RMIT University and Wellbeing Research, and funded by Ecstra Foundation. It provides one of the most comprehensive reviews of contemporary… Read more »
Ecstra Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of Australia’s financial wellbeing: an integrated approach, a new report authored by Wellbeing Research and RMIT University, with funding from Ecstra. The report finds Australia needs a more coordinated and integrated national approach to financial wellbeing as people navigate increasingly complex financial lives. It highlights that strengthening financial… Read more »
Momentum is building behind the shared call for Australia to commit to a National Financial Capability and Wellbeing Strategy, with a growing number of supporters signing on.
The winners of the 2026 Financial Literacy in Action Awards have been announced, celebrating outstanding teachers across Australia who are teaching students practical money skills through innovative classroom lessons. Now in their fourth year, the awards are presented by Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation, and recognise approaches that help young people build financial capability, money… Read more »