Michael John Stanyer used all kinds of invective to persuade people who owed money that they should settle their bills.
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.
Toll road users and their lawyers are calling for an end to aggressive debt collection tactics,especially for vulnerable drivers.
One in eight forced bankruptcy filings in NSW last year were applications by owners’ corporations to make individual owners bankrupt.
Some of the world’s savviest distressed debt investors are already looking to make a FTX play.
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.
It’s the shiny new toy of credit,but the buy now,pay later industry profits when customers fail to pay on time.
The unlawful practice left bank accounts empty and some people unable to pay their rent and grocery bills.