HECS help on the horizon

The federal opposition has confirmed it will back Labor’s proposed 20 per cent HECS debt reduction, with the legislation introduced last week. The change could shave an average of $5500 off student loan balances and raise the minimum repayment income threshold. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the bill — the first introduced in the new…

‘Bring Him to Me’ production company enters voluntary administration

Quirky Wars, the production company behind director Luke Sparke’s 2023 Queensland-shot mob thriller Bring Him to Me, has entered voluntary administration. According to a public notice from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), David Michael Stimpson, of specialist accounting and advisory firm SV Partners, was appointed as administrator on July 21 under section 436A…

Ninth Circuit Grates FTC Request for Temporary Restraining Order

On July 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a temporary restraining order against multiple defendants operating a nationwide debt relief scheme. The defendants are alleged to have violated the FTC Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and the…