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Debt collector Michael John Stanyer.

‘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.

  • David Estcourt

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The ATO has been rebuked by the tax watchdog, Inspector-General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman Karen Payne for botching its debt recovery communications.

‘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.

  • Jessica Yun
Anthony Rogers has been chased by debt collectors for toll debts already waived. 14 March 2024. Photo: Eddie Jim.

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.

  • Royce Millar
Sydneysider Karen Go was saved from bankruptcy over strata fees by her sister Wendy Lee. The pair are using pseudonyms.

‘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.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court following his extradition to the US.

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.

  • Shannon D. Harrington
Ministers Alan Tudge and Christian Porter oversaw the robo-debt scheme.

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.

  • Ross Gittins
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Afterpay, Zip and other BNPL providers are being targeted by consumer groups.

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.

  • Jenna Price
The Australian dollar has gained US25¢ since March 2020, when it briefly dipped below US58¢.

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.

  • Lucy Cormack

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