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Perth Now
2 days ago
- Business
- Perth Now
‘Shaken up': Best friends' $4m Lotto win
A group of friends from southwestern Sydney have pocketed a massive $4.2m win in Saturday Lotto. The four mates, who have been friends for three decades, held one of seven division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4593, with their private syndicate winning $4,285,714.29, a split of $1,071,428.57 each. Four friends have taken home a $4m prize. NewsWire / Diego Fedele Credit: News Corp Australia Speaking to The Lott, the syndicate leader said the four mates would 'help all our families'. 'It's a group of us that won,' he said. 'We've been friends for over 30 years. It'll be split four ways. 'It's funny thinking about how we used to hang out together and play together, and now we've won this together. 'We usually play when there's a big draw. I was the one who originally said, 'Let's do it!' because I would play when I was younger.' The winner said their jackpot win was a good opportunity for the friends to catch up. NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard Credit: News Corp Australia He said the four friends would 'certainly have to all get together and celebrate'. 'It's a huge prize,' he said. 'We'll be able to clear the mortgage, which is amazing. 'We might also do a trip away with family and friends. 'This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime moment! I'm still shaken up.'
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Business
- Perth Now
Search for Australia's mystery millionaires
A group of Aussies could be secret millionaires as Lotto tickets worth more than $100m remain unclaimed. Aussies have been urged to check their lotto tickets to see if they could be one of the 17 mystery winners of prizes totalling a combined $116 million. This includes a staggering $100 million prize from the June 12 Powerball this year. The ticket was purchased at the Bondi Junction Newsagency & Internet Cafe in NSW. Other major prizes yet to be claimed include $4.8m from the Set for Life game on April 8, 2021, purchased at the Thistle Kiosk. A staggering $116 million worth of Lotto prizes remains unclaimed. NewsWire / Diego Fedele Credit: News Corp Australia Another Set for Life winner is yet to claim $4.8m from the November 30, 2024 draw, the ticket bought at the Nextra Kiama. Majority of the unclaimed prizes are from NSW, the figure sitting at about $107m followed by $5.3m in the ACT, $2.7m in Queensland, and $1m in Victoria. A Lott spokesperson said they were eager to connect Aussies with their unclaimed cash and 'help kickstart their dreams'. 'So, whether you're digging through old receipts in preparation for tax time or deep cleaning the house, keep an eye out for any unchecked lottery tickets,' the spokesperson said. 'We'd love to pair the winners with their prize!' Aussies have been urged to check their tickets to see if they could be one of the 17 mystery winners. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia However, they warned prize claim periods vary across each state and territory. Those in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia have only 12 months to claim their winnings, with the claim period extending to three years in the Northern Territory, six years in ACT and NSW, and seven years in Queensland. Just last month a Wonthaggi man discovered he'd won more than $2.1m from a ticket his wife gifted him for Christmas, but had forgotten to check as 'life got in the way'. 'It's very surreal,' the man said following the discovery. Each state and territory has different prize claim periods. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia 'My wife always buys a lottery ticket for everyone in the family for Christmas. 'I completely forgot about the ticket … I only thought the other day that I should check the ticket. I couldn't believe it. 'Things like this never happen to us.' He said he would divide the prize up between his family. 'It will help many people!' he said. The Lott spokesperson emphasised the importance of registering entries to ensure winners can be easily identified and contacted.
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Business
- Perth Now
Luckiest spots revealed as $30m up for grabs
Australia's luckiest suburbs for winning the lottery have been revealed ahead of the $30m Saturday Megadraw. More than 533 winners won a collective $1.69bn in the 24-25 financial year, with the most player wins (152) and most prize money ($532.3m) being shared between Victoria and NSW respectively, according to The Lott. Victorians are statistically the most successful Lotto winners from the previous financial year. NewsWire / Nikki Short Credit: News Corp Australia Victoria also recorded the highest number of 'millionaires created' with 81, followed by Queensland with 81 and NSW with 76. The biggest individual prize won last year was $100m, which happened three times. Up to a third of Aussie adults are expected to participate in this weekend's draw. The Lott spokesman Matt Hart said winning the lottery was an 'indescribable thrill'. 'While lotteries are games of chance where wins can land any time, we did see some pockets across the country welcome more prizes than others,' he said. These were the luckiest postcodes in each state, according to The Lott data: Queensland: 4870 for Cairns/Earnville - four division one winning entries sold NSW: 2000 in Sydney - four division one winning entries sold Victoria: 3064 for Craigieburn, 3205 for South Melbourne, 3000 for Melbourne, 3105 for Bulleen, 3250 for Colac - two division one winning entries each Tasmania: 7270 for Beaconsfield, 7248 for Mowbray - two winning entries sold South Australia: 5168 for Noarlunga Centre, 5108 for Salisbury/Salisbury Downs, 5000 for Adelaide - two division one winning entries sold Northern Territory: 0812 for Karama sold the biggest winning ticket in the Territory Western Australia: 6062 for Morley - four winning entries sold MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 26 JULY, 2025: A general view of a Lotto sign outside a tobacco shop in Melbourne CBD. NewsWire / Diego Fedele Credit: News Corp Australia Mr Hartt said Saturday Megadraws had a reputation for 'creating more millionaires in a single draw than any other game'. 'The big question is whether last financial year's lottery hotspots will continue to live up their reputation this weekend,' he said. 'Some players tell us they deliberately pick lottery outlets that have recently sold a major lottery prize in the hope of continuing the winning streak, while other players choose different outlets believing lightning won't strike twice.' 'As many lottery winners tell us, you've got to be in it for the chance to win it.' Entries into Saturday's $30m megadraw closes at 7.30pm on Saturday night.
Perth Now
01-07-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
Web of systems exploited for insidious financial abuse
Perpetrators of financial abuse exploit tax and business systems to damage mostly women victims. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS) Perpetrators of financial abuse exploit tax and business systems to damage mostly women victims. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAP Courts, banks and Centrelink are being used as a web of systems to perpetrate financial abuse, with experts calling for meaningful reforms to protect victims. An estimated one in six women and one in 13 men experience financial abuse by a partner, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This form of abuse can include making a partner liable for a debt they did not accrue, withholding funds such as child support, accessing superannuation early, making a partner a company director without their knowledge or falsifying tax returns. Swinburne University researchers analysed submissions to a 2023 parliamentary inquiry by people who had experienced intimate partner financial abuse. Perpetrators continued to be afforded privacy in their handling of personal finances while victim-survivors were often left with public debts, research author Kay Cook said. "Private systems of financial wealth, like banking institutions, private businesses, superannuation and trust accounts give perpetrators of financial abuse opportunities to extract financial benefits and inflict financial harms on victim-survivors," she said. Researchers also found auxiliaries such as bank managers, personal tax accountants and family lawyers opened the door to continued financial abuse, as they could inadvertently facilitate a perpetrator through legal pathways and continued client services. Meanwhile, victim-survivors often experienced the consequences of the financial harms for years to come. "Victims' financial resources are diminished, safe housing is compromised and they are bound to public systems and public debts, through Centrelink child support, the Australian Taxation Office and the family courts," Professor Cook said. The Albanese government has pledged to crack down on perpetrators weaponising financial systems, proposing law reform in the superannuation, tax and social security systems to stop them being weaponised against survivors. But experts say the family law system must also be examined as it is consistently used to inflict financial abuse after separation. Perpetrators had embarked on an "insidious weaponisation" of the family law system, Southern Cross University academic Georgina Dimopoulos said. "The family courts are enabling financial abuse through the misuse of court processes, victim-survivors not being able to afford legal representation and perpetrators draining victim-survivors' financial resources through prolonged litigation," she said. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Lifeline 13 11 14 Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491
Perth Now
27-06-2025
- Perth Now
Cops probe ‘unlawful' assault of 17yo on bus
Police have released an artist's impression of a man wanted for questioning over the alleged assault of a teenage girl on a replacement bus in Melbourne. In a statement, Victoria Police said police allege the 17-year-old girl caught a replacement bus in Maribyrnong about 4.15pm on May 8 when she was allegedly approached by a man. It is further alleged the man 'produced a silver pointed object and placed it in front of her chest'. Police have released a digitally-generated image of a man allegedly they want to speak to in relation to an alleged assault on a teenage girl on a bus in Maribyrnong back in May. Victoria Police Credit: Supplied 'As the bus was travelling towards Moonee Ponds it is alleged a man approached the girl,' a Victoria Police spokesperson said. 'Investigators have been told the victim and man got off the bus on Ascot Vale Rd but he did not approach the girl again.' The Transit Crime Investigation Unit has continued to appeal for information into the incident – releasing a digitally-generated image of the man they believe may be able to assist with their inquires. It is alleged the man produced a silver pointed object and placed it in front of the 17-year-old's chest. NewsWire / Diego Fedele Credit: News Corp Australia He is perceived to be Middle Eastern in appearance, between 40-50 years of age with a broad build, dark eyes and a strawberry blonde/brown scruffy beard. He was wearing reading glasses with a thin gold frame. Anyone with information or footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
