Sarah Sharples
Investigations Editor at News.com.au
Finance editor @newscomauHQ. Email: [email protected] Opinions are my own, not my employers
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1 week ago |
news.com.au | Sarah Sharples
When Leah* was with her ex-husband he was a high-flying executive earning $200,000 but his salary suddenly plummeted when it came to paying child support after a horrific divorce. Her ex-husband now claims he only earns $24,000 a year, amid a growing epidemic of men under-reporting their salary to get away with paying little or no child support. Australians owe approximately $1.7 billion in unpaid child support.
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2 weeks ago |
news.com.au | Sarah Sharples
It’s a scenario many Australians have dreamt of, a bank error in your favour, with your entire mortgage wiped. It actually happened to Maria*, but she did the right thing and informed her bank. It was a decision she would live to regret. Now, eight years later, she is still tied up in never-ending court action that has been described as “disgraceful” and has left her psychologist questioning if it qualifies as “torturous” in a damning letter.
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4 weeks ago |
news.com.au | Sarah Sharples
A major Australian retail chain that was ordered into liquidation could have racked up a massive amount of debt — amounting to $58 million – as a court case launched by the company’s owner was recently thrown out. News.com.au broke the news of Ally Fashion’s demise when it was ordered to be wound up by the Federal Court of Australia at the end of February due to insolvency, with liquidators moving quickly to shut down 51 stores and axe hundreds of jobs.
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4 weeks ago |
news.com.au | Sarah Sharples
An acclaimed producer who had hit shows at the Sydney Opera House and other festivals has left a trail of debt impacting struggling artists along with a series of bitter bust-ups. Despite saying that a “lump sum” was headed to performers by Christmas last year, none of the artists that had spoken out had been paid. News.com.au exclusively broke the story about the huge amount owed by producer Bass Fam but recently uncovered the debt now sits at more than a quarter of a million dollars.
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1 month ago |
news.com.au | Sarah Sharples
The fallout of a collapsing company has exploded onto the streets of one Aussie suburb, with neighbours of a proposed site enduring break-ins, dumped rubbish and terrifying encounters with criminals. The childcare chain Genius has been beset by a crisis with 25 current centres across Australia under administration. It came amid mass staff walkouts and centres abruptly closing after educators were owed weeks of wages.
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An Aussie homeowner is living a nightmare as her apartment literally crumbles around her. A look into the impact of living under strata - an issue that impacts millions of Australians. https://t.co/Rr1ivGa8de https://t.co/37b3NbiUCs
First it was the construction industry and now multiple craft brewers across Australia have collapsed. Owners talk about the impossible challenges they are facing https://t.co/UvwY2zRFd3
A Sydney renter's shock at dealing with a 'construction site' in her front yard. Insane pictures. https://t.co/y0L3IJwi6L