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.
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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.
Qld firm’s $8m push for green chemicals
An outfit in regional Queensland has set itself the lofty goal of becoming a world leader in the sustainable extraction of pine chemicals.
Down the drain. Water vending machine firm goes bust
A Brisbane firm that enticed investors with a 12 per cent annual fixed return and a way to do their bit to end the environmental scourge of single-use plastic water bottles has been wound up.
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Charity keeps McMurdo busy
FORMER top judge Margaret McMurdo may have been keeping herself busy since stepping down from the bench last year, but what’s she been doing exactly?
Sue takes long (toll) road home
A BIG welcome back to Brisvegas to Sue Johnson, who now heads Transurban’s toll road operations in Queensland. Johnson says the toll roads of the future are likely to feature autonomous vehicles.
TV adventurer has some brain teasers
FORMER Leo Burnett ad man and T-shirt sporting television adventurer Todd Sampson had Brisbane legal eagles examining the nature of brain power this week.
Greg’s creed is food for thought
GREG Creed, the man in charge of some of the world’s biggest fast-food brands, popped into his old alma mater this week to talk to students about life at the top of a multi-billion dollar business.
Luck of the long Irish lunch
THE Irish certainly know how to party, with Brisbane St Patrick’s Day corporate lunch next month scheduled be a five- hour affair.
Trucks rule as trains get railroaded
IF you think there are more trucks on the roads these days, you would be right. The percentage of containers shipped to and from Port of Brisbane by rail as opposed to road has slumped.
Brisbane’s who’s who celebrate Chinese Year of the Dog
THE Chinese Year of the Dog was celebrated in style at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre with a night of music, food and culture from the Middle Kingdom.
Popular CBD restaurant closes doors
ANOTHER Brisbane CBD restaurant, popular with legal eagles and bankers, has closed its doors with liquidators looking for a buyer.
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