A Brisbane juice and smoothie bar, started by two entrepreneurs and backed by a rich lister and well-known figure in the city’s luxury car scene, has collapsed into liquidation. Owners had planned to launch nationally and take on mega-chain Boost Juice.
Australia’s second-largest airline has admitted hundreds of its employees have been put on extended leave – possibly costing the government millions in JobKeeper payments – despite there being little prospect of them returning.
A Japanese restaurant owner who added flame-grilled bat to his ‘virus-free menu’ at the height of COVID-19 has started a GoFundMe page in a bid to stave off financial ruin.
Once Queensland’s most powerful political player, Jackie Trad’s eight-year career has come crashing down at the hands of the Greens, who not only won her South Brisbane seat, but also put another of Labor’s most prominent players through the wringer. HOW IT UNFOLDED
Tourism leaders have said the State Government’s decision to keep Queensland’s border closed to Sydney-siders will have a profound impact on the lucrative Christmas holiday season. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce slammed the move as ‘ridiculous’.
Annastacia Palaszczuk’s decision to keep borders shut to Sydneysiders and Victorians has outraged Flight Centre CEO Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner who says ‘there’s no science or rationale’ behind the move, and that he’s already spoken to the LNP about their plans if they win tomorrow’s state election.
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While a Brisbane couple who met as pharmacy students in the 1980s have joined the rich list, other very high-profile Queenslanders have been kicked off. SEE THE FULL LIST
Routes will return and flight frequencies will be increased as Virgin Australia prepares for the border to reopen ahead of a busy summer. See what new travel options will be open to you.
Queensland’s construction industry has been battered in 2020 by COVID and widespread uncertainty, and now some of the biggest company liquidations can be exposed, as subcontractors are left short-changed by millions of dollars. SEE THE LIST
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