Couple seek $2m compo after bank ‘destroyed’ business
A Brisbane couple is fighting back in court almost 10 years after one of the big banks appointed receivers to their business.
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Blindsided board members fuming as QBCC boss takes over
Some QLeave board members were left in tears and others were fuming after they were blindsided by the appointment of their new boss, outgoing QBCC head Brett Bassett.
Five years of turmoil: Building watchdog boss exits for ‘plum new job’
The head of Queensland’s building industry watchdog leaves Friday and we hear he’s already got a new gig lined up.
Struck off, bankrupt ex-lawyer investigated over brazen new move
Disgraced former Brisbane lawyer Michael Kemp, who was bankrupted and then struck off this year, is trying to get back in the game with a new personal injury business but regulators are investigating.
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Innovation offers opportunities amid challenges
IT was perhaps no surprise that Uli Becker showed up to lunch at one of Brisbane’s poshest eateries yesterday wearing his runners.
Vets memorial could fall victim to collateral damage
AS QUEENSLAND police confirm an investigation into the alleged $1.3m fraud of a veterans charity, the fate of a Brisbane project to honour Aussie troops killed in Afghanistan hangs in the balance. And the man hoping to get it off the ground is gutted.
Another Blue Sky share buy up
The parade of big shots at Blue Sky Alternative Investments taking advantage of the share price plunge to top up their holdings continues apace.
Warnings on Blue Sky ignored
THE warning signs that all may not be right in the house of Blue Sky Alternative Investments have been around for quite a while.
Class actions loom over Blue Sky
TWO law firms have announced possible class action lawsuits against embattled Brisbane fund manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments, headed by Rob Shand.
Betting group aims to raise $60m
HE’S the serial internet entrepreneur who has already made mega-millions from online porn and bookmaking. Now this businessman is breaking fresh ground by raising up to $60 million with his own version of Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency dubbed “nedscoin’’.
Damian Griffiths’ chequered past
THE rise and recent fall of Brisbane hospitality identity Damian Griffiths has been well documented. Less well known about the now-bankrupt Doughnut Time entrepreneur is the chaos and dysfunction that also dogged his previous career.
Clive Palmer’s Easter egg run
LOVE him or hate him, Clive Palmer has just established a new philanthropic organisation and it has already carried out its first mission.
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