Minister tried to intervene in collapsed builder’s licence suspension
The office of Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni tried to intervene in the licence suspension of Cullen Group, which collapsed owing subbies $45 million.
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After 50 years CBD tailor eyes end of an era
He’s dressed judges and barristers as well as those about to appear in the dock but the man behind one of Brisbane’s oldest tailoring firms is preparing to hang up his tape measure.
Building firm collapsed owing $45m after ‘manipulating’ books
A failed Brisbane building group ‘manipulated’ its accounts to show it owed subbies and other creditors $10m less than the real amount, later collapsing with debt of $45m.
$21m salaries, self-made billionaires: Franchise kings and queens of QLD
They range from billionaires to mums and dads who have built up little retail empires. They are Queensland’s world success stories of franchising. FULL LIST
Red tape costs 13 Brisbane workers their jobs overnight
The boss of a Brisbane dredging firm has labelled it “bureaucracy gone mad” after he was forced to lay off staff because his vessels can’t get safety checks.
Boss behind $45m building firm collapse no show in court
The boss of failed Queensland construction company Cullen Group was a no-show at a court examination into the $45m collapse of his building empire.
Revealed: Final design for new Breakfast Creek bridge
Council has released images of how its proposed Breakfast Creek “green’’ bridge will look. Dates have also been announced for public info sessions. SEE THE DESIGN
Scrap king’s $50m recycling battle
A well-known scrap merchant is lawyering up for a big fight against Ipswich City Council over his plans for a $50m recycling park on the site of a former coal mine.
Blue chip Brisbane real estate doyen closes up shop after 30 years
A real estate agent who’s sold homes in upmarket Ascot and Hamilton for the past 30 years has shut down her well-known shop front.
How one man turned Brisbane firm into $1bn tech giant
A New Zealand-born accountant has transformed a former Brisbane plastics manufacturer into a billion-dollar tech firm and has high hopes for its latest investment.
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