The federal government will cut around $3bn in student debts through a key change to the Hecs and Help programs, reversing last year’s horror indexation hike and delivering a $1,200 saving for the average person. The measure, to be outlined in this month’s federal budget, will ensure student debts can’t outpace wage growth in the…
Published By: Dishya Sharma Last Updated: March 19, 2024, 11:21 IST Bruno Mars entered into a partnership with MGM in 2016. (Photo Credits: Instagram) A report recently claimed that Bruno Mars owes around $50 million to MGM International. However, MGM International cleared the air. Read on. Popular American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, best…
Changes in the May 14 budget will cut the student debt of more than three million people, wiping more than $3 billion from what people owe. The government will cap the HELP indexation rate to be the lower of either the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or the Wages Price Index (WPI), backdated from June 1…
Highlights MGM Resorts refuted rumors that Bruno Mars racked up a $50 million gambling debt, calling the claims “completely false.” Bruno Mars’ ostensibly maintains a profitable, long-term relationship with MGM, through Vegas residencies and business ventures. With massive album and ticket sales, Mars has earned hundreds of millions of dollars in his career. A wild…
In short: Student debts will be lowered for more than three million Australians under reforms designed to stop HECS loans growing faster than wages. Loan indexation will now match whichever is lower out of the Consumer Price Index or the Wage Price Index — which the government says will prevent another shock increase like last year’s 7.1 per…
The news surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter was bizarre enough until more details emerged about how some of the particulars had changed over the past 24 hours. News broke Wednesday afternoon when the Los Angeles Times published a shocking report that Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, had perpetrated a “massive theft” of millions of dollars of the…
More than three million Australians will have their student debt wiped in a bid to win over younger voters crushed by the cost of living crisis. Education Minister Jason Clare on Sunday announced the government would cap the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) indexation rate, eliminating about $3 billion of student debt. The capped rate…
Topline MGM Resorts denied an anonymously sourced report from last week claiming singer Bruno Mars owed the resort company millions of dollars in gambling debts accumulated at the company’s Las Vegas casinos, telling Forbes no such debt actually exists. Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic performs onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand…
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Following a report that singer Bruno Mars owed the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas a whopping $50 million in gambling debt, the casino released a statement through TMZ.com refuting the rumor. “We’re proud of our relationship with Bruno Mars, one of the world’s most thrilling and dynamic performers,” said the MGM Grand. “MGM and…