‘Scandalous’: State holding out on start-ups
Funding for a popular program that allows small companies to get their ideas off the ground is being delayed by the State Government – at the worst possible time.
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Shut-down pubs tap new XXXX revenue stream
Coronavirus may have shut the pubs but XXXX brewer Lion and the industry’s peak body have teamed up to allow people to take away their favourite draught beer.
Brisbane tailor’s fashionable masks well-suited to times
Even fashion is adapting to coronavirus, with a Brisbane tailor using the shutdown to develop a line of chic masks made out of business suit material.
Gold Coast dental group accused of ‘breathtaking incompetence’
An extraordinary letter has been sent on behalf of dentists who’ve quit a Gold Coast dental group amid accusations of “breathtaking incompetence” and being “sold a false promise” about the listed-firm’s prospects.
Norman publican says throw another steak on the home barbie
A long lunch with a beer and a good steak at the local pub is becoming a distant memory for most of us but one iconic watering hole has come up with the next best thing as we continue to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic.
Former Suncorp man in running for top IAG job
A Brisbane Grammar alumni, who spent 20 years at Suncorp, is now in the running to nab the top job at insurance giant IAG.
The perils of installing your own “bum gun”
Queenslanders have been installing “bum guns” and other “alternative toilet devices” as hoarders stockpile toilet paper. But the building regulator has a warning about what could go wrong.
Young entrepreneur finds success despite virus drama
Brisbane restaurants and cafes have started using an online ordering tool developed by a local entrepreneur and it costs just a fraction of competing services
In-laws of former Premier in $2m hot water
The troubles just seem to keep coming for the in-laws of one of Queensland’s former Premiers with embattled former fund manager Seb Monsour and his father being sued.
Hospital shipping containers raise eyebrows
The presence of empty shipping containers at Brisbane’s biggest hospital has some people wondering whether they are related to the fight against coronavirus. Now the Health Department has provided a reason for their sudden arrival
Backlash against takeaway delivery prices
One Brisbane hospitality operator has kept his casuals to make deliveries rather than pay the high prices of Uber Eats or Deliveroo.
Brisbane Markets rejects plan for 6-month rent holiday
The operators of Queensland’s biggest fruit and vegetable market have rejected a proposal to give their struggling tenants about $15 million in free rent.
Jamie’s Italian shuts for good in Brisbane and 3 other capitals
A Brisbane hospitality group has permanently shut the doors of four Jamie’s Italian restaurants in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth
Another setback for Storm Financial duo
The couple who presided over one of Queensland’s worst corporate collapses have suffered another legal setback.
Jimmy Rod founder says business needs lifeline now
The founder of a popular chain of barber shops in Brisbane says more needs to be done to help small businesses like his retain staff during the coronavirus shutdown.
Overwhelming demand for more help
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland has been inundated by members signing a petition demanding more help from State Government.
Tourism leader calls for complete national shutdown
One of Australia’s best-known tourism entrepreneurs has called for a drastic month-long shutdown of the entire country to halt the spread of coronavirus.
Major shake-up hits struggling Hog’s Breath
Struggling steakhouse chain Hog’s Breath has had a quiet but significant reshuffle at the very top, but the old boss says he’s not going anywhere.
Debt collectors cop $500k fine over ‘harassment’
A debt collection business, run by wealthy Brisbane brothers, has copped a $500,000 penalty, plus costs, for harassing a handful of consumers over debts they didn’t owe.
Global airline industry facing doom
Peter Harbison, who heads up one of Australia’s peak aviation consulting firms, has a doomsday prediction for the world’s airlines.
Battery maker keeps bleeding cash
A Brisbane firm developing lithium-ion batteries has continued losing money but just got a fill up thanks to the nation’s biggest energy fund and loans from directors.
Sales for controversial tower development begin
Sales started this week in controversial unit tower which sparked an outcry from local residents in Brisbane when first proposed in 2016 and later spawned two court battles.
‘We can’t just rely on the Gabba’
The long-running Queensland Cricketers’ Club has been forced to diversify their business following a massive net loss. This is how they plan to turn their fortunes around.
Owners of Brisbane bar in ugly dispute
An ugly dispute has flared up between the two owners of a popular Cannon Hill craft beer and dining venue.
Shake up at tech firm Tritium
There’s been a major reshuffle in the top tier of a Brisbane tech firm which is expanding across the world while also piling up huge amounts of red ink
Gas junior chasing $13 million
A Brisbane-based resources player is seeking to raise $13 million in funding to kickstart coal seam gas production at its flagship project in the state’s north by 2021.
Company put in liquidation on eve of unpaid rent challenge
Two Brisbane entrepreneurs have tipped their company into liquidation just days before their landlord’s claim for allegedly unpaid rent was to be heard in court.
Westpac drama hits Brisbane firm
Investors in a Brisbane firm have flagged concerns that the chairman is also a Westpac director facing a ton of grief over the banks’s Austrac debacle.
‘Ran out of money’: Company goes into administration
A top Brisbane company with a swag of high profile clients including Boost Juice and David Jones has been tipped into administration owing up to $1m after ‘running out of money’.
Westpac execs jet off for luxury getaway
Top Brisbane bank executives have jetted off to the Margaret River for a five-star luxury getaway despite a bombshell scandal this week.
Civil works group fights to survive
Administrators appointed to a Queensland civil works group this week are scrambling to save the well-established business, which employs more than 155 staff across the country and in NZ.
Is Rocklea markets boss’ $200k car a lemon?
It looks pretty snazzy among the beat up Toyotas and Holdens down at the Rocklea Markets, but the CEO’s expensive new set of wheels has failed a consumer reliability test.
Digging deep for the RBWH
A prominent Brisbane bizoid has written a big cheque to help kick off the RBWH Foundation’s inaugural “Giving Day,’’ which gets under way Friday with a $500,000 target.
Liquidator comes under scrutiny
A Gold Coast liquidator who has overseen plenty of failed companies is now facing some unwanted scrutiny himself from the corporate cop.
Trouble in paradise as second company collapses
A seasoned Brisbane developer who built plenty of flash spots on Hamilton Island has suffered the collapse of a second company.
$6.5m collapse leaves 250 unpaid, projects in limbo
A southeast Queensland civil contracting group has crashed and burned, leaving a series of unfinished road and infrastructure projects in the lurch, as well as $6.5 million owed to about 250 unsecured creditors.
Investors approve $607m deal
With a $607 million takeover approved, a Brisbane CEO used his company’s final AGM on Friday to unleash a withering spray about the nation’s dysfunctional energy policy.
Travel group stymies investor
A VGI Partners top gun wanted answers to two intriguing audit questions at Corporate Travel Management’s AGM yesterday in Brisbane but made little headway
The man to spruik Brisbane’s future
A prominent non-profit group aimed at promoting Brisbane’s liveability has tapped a journalist-turned-businessman to serve as its inaugural chief executive officer.
Who eco-activists will target next
New research suggests that legislation supposedly aimed at protecting Queensland’s best agricultural land has failed to work as promised, leading an anti-fracking group to launch a new campaign.
Cardno top gun quits as CEO exodus continues
Another top gun has bailed out after a short stint at the pinnacle of embattled Brisbane-based engineering and infrastructure consultancy Cardno – making him the 8th CEO to leave in five years.
Travel firm under the gun again
They were called ‘bottom feeders’ by a shareholder of this high-profile Brisbane travel company, but now a Sydney-based investment firm is set to be a thorn in its side again.
RACQ declines to reveal cash splash for new boss
QUEENSLAND’S biggest club is refusing to say how much it is paying its new chief executive, who is leaving a banking job that paid $1.6 million.
Giant $3.5B solar farm faces wind up action
It’s opposed by locals concerned about its impact on the rural environment, and now a $3.5 billion solar farm near Kilcoy is facing wind up action in the Supreme Court.
Lawyers give evidence behind closed doors
When is a public examination not public? In this high-profile Queensland case, it’s when lawyers themselves have to be cross-examined.
Liquidators called in to wind up CBD international school
HUNDREDS of students who signed up for courses at a Brisbane CBD business returned from vacation to find it closed. Now liquidators have the job on recovering what they can.
Local firm builds century innings
You may not have heard of it, but next month this business on Brisbane’s northside will celebrate 100 years, with a number of landmarks around Queensland still standing as proof of the firm’s enduring success.
JM Kelly exec called worker a “real arse”
A worker who complained about unpaid superannuation was called a “real arse” in an email between executives of a Queensland building company which collapsed in 2018.
Mum who took on JM Kelly debt now has dementia
An elderly woman, now suffering from dementia, was the sole director of a JM Kelly company that took on large debts from other firms in the now failed building group, a court has heard.
PR firm hit over trouble in paradise
A high-profile Brisbane public relations firm has been hit hard after the entire board of one of its clients was fired in a shock move last month.
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