Brisbane lawyer fined for misconduct
A prominent Brisbane legal eagle has been harshly criticised and penalised this week for “professional misconduct’’ in two separate cases.
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Taxpayers spared as fraudster pleads guilty
A fraudster and former bankrupt may have dudded investors but, in the end, he saved taxpayers a heap of dough by pleading guilty and averting a three-week criminal trial.
Developer buys $1.5m home months before empire collapses
The collapse of a Queensland property group is much worse than originally feared, with liquidators called in to a partly-completed Brisbane development project this week.
Rich backers behind new $25m Qld venture fund
A handful of Brisbane philanthropists are behind a new early-stage venture capital fund that wants to raise $25m to invest in firms solving social and environmental problems.
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More taxpayer money for rail line to nowhere
THE State and Federal governments are preparing to spend $1.5 million on a consultant’s report about linking the proposed Brisbane to Melbourne inland rail project to the Port of Brisbane.
Women in resources pick up top gongs
THERE were champagne corks popping at Rio Tinto when executive Jo-Anne Dudley picked up a gong at the Queensland Resources Council’s women in mining and resources awards.
Place Design cracking glass ceiling
ONE company is attempting to get gender diversity right. Fortitude Valley-based Place Design now has three female directors on its 10-member board.
Big find may alleviate east coast gas shortage
A BRISBANE-based gas explorer claims its Queensland project may contain gas volumes equivalent to more than five times Queensland’s annual domestic demand.
Bidwell on his bike as reforms start
MASTER Builders Queensland deputy chief executive Paul Bidwell has been putting pedal to the metal as the mad keen cyclist attempts to explain the State Government’s controversial project bank accounts to his members.
St Baker charges up Washington
ERM Power founder Trevor St Baker has been rubbing shoulders with the Washington elite as he drums up business for Brisbane-based Tritium.
Weekend warriors build bonds
IT WAS a pretty wet time for Downer executives and a group of military veterans near Brisbane but the damp feet and sore muscles were all in a good cause.
New team in corporate advisory sector
THERE’S a new kid on the corporate advisory block in Brisbane following a fall out at local firm Pilot Partners that saw the entire corporate advisory unit leave to establish a new operation.
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