A dad who purchased a one-bedroom apartment in a prime Sydney location is set to lose $450,000 from the potential sale of his home. Like the 132 other owners of the bungled Mascot Towers apartment block, Anthony Najafian is in financial ruin because of his 2009 purchase. More than fourContinue Reading
Despite their three-bedroom Sydney penthouse being evaluated at $2.2m in 2019, two Sydney pensioners have had their retirement devastated, with the couple set to receive just about $400,000 on the potential sale of their home. In June 2019, Veronica and Clifton Baker were among the 130 Mascot Tower residents whoContinue Reading
There are question marks over the delivery of one of Labor’s key election promise to make it easier for NSW renters to have pets. The proposed policy meant all renters could request to own a pet at a leased property, with the landlord required to provide an answer within 21Continue Reading
A NSW minister has accused the opposition of launching a “baseless sexist attack” on whether her marriage to a senior insurance lobbyist constitutes a potential conflict of interest. During budget estimates on Thursday, Finance Minister Courtney Houssos was peppered with questions over her 15-year marriage to George Houssos, who isContinue Reading
Troubling revelations have emerged about a substandard oversight and reporting culture at a NSW correctional facility that may have allowed prison officer Wayne Astill to prey on female inmates for several years. Astill sexually assaulted several women while working as an officer and then as chief at Dillwynia Correctional CentreContinue Reading
In a move reminiscent of the ‘90s, a warning has been issued to used car buyers after an undercover investigation revealed just how easy it still is to wind back a vehicle’s odometer. Odometer tampering, also known as odometer fraud, is the resetting or alteration of a vehicle’s odometer toContinue Reading
The shocking method car fraudsters are using to rip off potential buyers has been revealed, as the NSW government announces a plan to crack down on the soaring levels of odometer fraud. Buyers of used cars, motorbikes and trucks in Australia will be able to access a free odometer readingContinue Reading