‘Delusional’:Debt collector fined over harsh tactics and comments

‘Delusional’:Debt collector fined over harsh tactics and comments

Michael John Stanyer used all kinds of invective to persuade people who owed money that they should settle their bills.

  • byDavid Estcourt

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‘Fair thing to do’:ATO commissioner urged to wipe interest on ‘robotax’ debt

‘Fair thing to do’:ATO commissioner urged to wipe interest on ‘robotax’ debt

The ATO has been pushed to wipe accumulated interest on old debts that people weren’t even aware of,after it issued unexpected letters that distressed many Australians.

  • byJessica Yun
The tolls have been waived,but debt collectors keep chasing drivers
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Cars

The tolls have been waived,but debt collectors keep chasing drivers

Toll road users and their lawyers are calling for an end to aggressive debt collection tactics,especially for vulnerable drivers.

  • byRoyce Millar
‘Unjust and unfair’:How Karen nearly lost everything to strata debt
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Strata

‘Unjust and unfair’:How Karen nearly lost everything to strata debt

One in eight forced bankruptcy filings in NSW last year were applications by owners’ corporations to make individual owners bankrupt.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
The FTX trade that’s tempting Oaktree and Baupost

The FTX trade that’s tempting Oaktree and Baupost

Some of the world’s savviest distressed debt investors are already looking to make a FTX play.

  • byShannon D. Harrington
Robo-revenue raising too tempting for greedy governments
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Opinion

Robo-revenue raising too tempting for greedy governments

Robo-debt showed us how governments can unlawfully use technology to shake down vulnerable people for money they don’t have. But that doesn’t mean they won’t try it again.

  • byRoss Gittins
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Buy now,pay dearly later:how consumers are indebted with late fees
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BNPL

Buy now,pay dearly later:how consumers are indebted with late fees

It’s the shiny new toy of credit,but the buy now,pay later industry profits when customers fail to pay on time.

  • byJenna Price
Revenue NSW’s automated system took fines from people’s bank accounts

Revenue NSW’s automated system took fines from people’s bank accounts

The unlawful practice left bank accounts empty and some people unable to pay their rent and grocery bills.

  • byLucy Cormack