Inside $1m collapse: Living at home with mum after second financial disaster
A Brisbane entrepreneur has suffered his second corporate failure in two years and is now believed to be living with his mum.
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Inside Youfoodz disaster: Millions lost, investor misery and $125m buyout
Spare a thought for the poor sods who bought into the disastrous float of Brisbane-based ready-made meal maker Youfoodz just over seven months ago.
Controversial plan to transform exclusive island ends in dramatic collapse
A developer who once stirred controversy with his plans to build the first apartments on one of the poshest islands on the Gold Coast has tipped 11 of his companies into liquidation.
$13.8m debts: Bankrupt gym operator hit with three-year ban
An entrepreneur, whose failed companies still owe huge amounts to Brisbane creditors, has been banned from managing businesses for just three years. Nine of his companies collapsed in 2017 owing nearly $13.8m.
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Brisbane’s who’s who celebrate Chinese Year of the Dog
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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.
Paying for that tunnel trip just got trickier
TRANSURBAN’S new toll payment system is ruffling feathers, with drivers saying the ability to pay for just one trip is now far more complicated than it used to be.
Stu’s going for broke in markets
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Whittaker finds favourite cuppa in far away place
BRISBANE personal finance whiz Noel Whittaker says he was astonished to find a Coffee Club outlet while visiting the famous Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
Red Hill revival with new cinema
THE burnt-out shell of the building will be transformed in to a boutique five-screen cinema complete with a small bowling alley and lounge bar later this year
Health inspectors close Moran’s Brisbane restaurant
BRISBANE City Council health inspectors have swooped on Matt Moran’s riverfront restaurant, temporarily closing it due to what the celebrity chef’s representatives say was “some issues with its food business licence’’.
Steve Scanlan shoots for growth
BRISBANE bizoid Steve Scanlan quietly offloaded the half-stake in his Recon Solutions and Recon Technology to newly-listed labour hire group People Infrastructure for $2.8 million earlier this month
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