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Anna Hughes’ Australian Office of Financial Management hit by staff exodus, corruption claims
The federal government agency in charge of managing Australia’s $950 billion debt has experienced an exodus of experienced staff and an unusually high number of employees raising corruption concerns. The Australian Office of Financial Management, under chief executive Anna Hughes, has turned over about a quarter of its 50 staff in the past year, including…
Jail for woman who confined and restrained debtor with cable ties for about 5 hours
Shaffiq AlkhatibThe Straits TimesDec 3, 2025 In a bid to recover a loan of around $25,000, a woman lured her female debtor to a warehouse, where the victim was blindfolded and restrained with plastic cable ties for about five hours. The ordeal left the 49-year-old Singaporean victim with marks on her limbs that took two…
$180M in medical debt erased for low-income Los Angeles County residents
More than $180 million in medical debt was erased for more than 39,000 Los Angeles County residents as part of the L.A. County Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program, the county health department announced Tuesday. This is just the most recent wave of debt relief. To date, the program has erased $363 million for 171,000 people.…
Rugby official accused of misusing $380,000 to feed gambling problem
“This website is currently unavailable due to outstanding account payments,” said a message at its web address when this masthead attempted to access it. O’Brien, who had been the NSW Country Rugby Union’s executive officer for more than five years, did not return calls. In his role he oversaw the operations of the 15-a-side code…
‘Growing debt left me fearful over Christmas
For mother-of-three Jade, Christmas used to be a “nightmare” time when she would constantly worry about how she would afford to make it special for her children. Drowning in debt, she was increasingly forced to choose between paying off a bill or feeding her children, with the pressure only growing over the festive season. “Christmas…
‘Growing debt left me fearful over Christmas – I had to turn to church for help’
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email For mother-of-three Jade, Christmas used to be a “nightmare” time when she would constantly worry about how she would afford to make it special for…
‘Growing debt left me fearful over Christmas – I had to turn to church for help’
For mother-of-three Jade, Christmas used to be a “nightmare” time when she would constantly worry about how she would afford to make it special for her children. Drowning in debt, she was increasingly forced to choose between paying off a bill or feeding her children, with the pressure only growing over the festive season. “Christmas…
‘Growing debt left me fearful over Christmas – I had to turn to church for help’
For mother-of-three Jade, Christmas used to be a “nightmare” time when she would constantly worry about how she would afford to make it special for her children. Drowning in debt, she was increasingly forced to choose between paying off a bill or feeding her children, with the pressure only growing over the festive season. “Christmas…
Medical debt relief program has erased 358,000 Illinoisans’ bills
ILLINOIS (25News Now) – One year since it was implemented, the state Medical Debt Relief Program has helped erase bills for more than 355,000 people in Illinois. According to State Rep. Sharon Chung’s (D-Normal) office, the program was passed last year to relieve people of medical debt at pennies on the dollar. In total, the…