michaelatkin

Need to be paid before payday? There's an app for that — but finance gurus urge caution. My latest for @abc730 and ⁦@abcnews⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-04-1…

Can you sue Optus, or end your contract early? Here are your rights and how to make a claim ab.co/47lnB4V

#BREAKING: The federal government has announced an investigation into Wednesday's massive Optus outage, which affected more than 10 million customers across the country. ab.co/47r2HRe

UPDATE Some services across fixed and mobile are now gradually being restored. This may take a few hours for all services to recover, and different services may restore at different sites over that time.

Connectivity is essential for Australian consumers & businesses. The impacts of this outage are concerning & has left many Australians feeling anxious. The Government has sought further information from Optus about this development & when they expect services will be restored.

Federal ministers @MRowlandMP and @ALeighMP are urging @optus to be more pro-active in keeping their customers informed about the national outage.

@MrMagoo92023 @thedugganaut_ @Lyshrose @RockliffTeam @MegWebbTweets @AzraBeach @Kristylou871 @RobinskiTas Thanks for this, I’m no longer based in Hobart and have a specific brief now in my role. I think it would be best if you approached a reporter at the ABC there, they have some excellent people.

@thedugganaut_ @Lyshrose @RockliffTeam @MegWebbTweets @AzraBeach @Kristylou871 @RobinskiTas @michaelatkin Given you are an investigative journalist, are you up to speed mate on the child abuse cover ups in Tas? @Lyshrose and @AzraBeach @thedugganaut_ know heaps more than me Read 5.1 of the COI report Michael It's pretty bad Thank you Michael

Oh, shocker. @RockliffTeam announced this morning in response to the list that we all know they have, and it took @MegWebbTweets courage to bring about this conversation - that: “New information has come to light” The solicitor general has the list of people who the @Tasmania_COI were intending to make misconduct findings about regarding gov responses to child sexual abuse. Yesterday, @jeremyrockliff said they did not have a list. I would urge him to ask the SG if she also advised on the stat office holders responses yesterday. #politas #auspol @scarlettrfranks @mike_salter @KieranHRLC @MarkDreyfusKCMP

Big congrats to our Business Journalism winners - @abcnews team @michaelatkin, @dhflorance and @xanthekleinig. Their stories revealed the shocking lack of safeguards in the banking and superannuation industries. #ClarionAwards23 @withMEAA @abc730

Telstra has admitted to failing customers who continue to receive correspondence for their dead relatives. @michaelatkin #abc730

Telstra is sending letters to its deceased customers despite their family members pleading for the telco to stop the mail. #abc730 abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

Telstra is sending letters to its deceased customers despite their family members pleading for the telco to stop the mail. abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

Metricon, the biggest builder in the country, has told some customers to pay painfully higher prices or risk losing their new homes and deposits in a contract nightmare affecting home owners. ab.co/44Z1GyI

Meta subsidiaries ordered to pay $20 million to Australian government over 'misleading' ads for security app abc.net.au/news/2023-07-2… via @ABCaustralia

My latest, I’ve had lots of people contacting me with similar stories about telco providers already this morning.

SCAMS "I think there's been a market failure in Australia," the Consumer Action Law Centre's acting chief executive Tania Clarke said. @FCAupdate @StephenJonesMP @steph_tonkin @choiceaustralia abc.net.au/news/2023-07-1…

Australian banks rarely refund scam victims. In the UK, it's a different story. I’ll have more on this story across the ABC today. abc.net.au/news/2023-07-1…

Tonight on #abc730: Over a four-hour phone call, scammers gained access to Jenny's computer and transferred $300,000 out of her account. By the time she alerted the bank, it was too late. @michaelatkin abc.net.au/news/2023-05-2…

A new generation of payday lenders bill themselves as "pay advance providers". Their critics say they are saddling people who are already in debt with loans they can't afford. #abc730 @michaelatkin @MaryLloyd4

@napost13 @abc730 Yes still with the ABC and I’ll still do stories for #abc730 as part of my new role.

@michaelatkin @abc730 So still at ABC?

After many rewarding years reporting for @abc730 I’m leaving to become the ABC’s Consumer Affairs Reporter. Please get in touch if you’ve got a story. Huge thanks to all the people who trusted me to tell their stories and the great colleagues who brought those stories to life.