‘Weak’ ASIC leaves builders free to trade insolvent
Australia’s “weak as water” corporate regulator has never prosecuted a building company director for insolvent trading, despite its presence in “virtually all” construction liquidations.
The latest news on Queensland company collapses
Australia’s “weak as water” corporate regulator has never prosecuted a building company director for insolvent trading, despite its presence in “virtually all” construction liquidations.
A debt to a delivery company has seen a high-profile clothing chain – that’s operated for more than 50 years – slapped with court action to liquidate it.
Clients allegedly left with shattered dreams and unfinished homes are pleading for other victims to come forward following a builder boasting dozens of awards across Qld entering into liquidation.
A Sunshine Coast disability care provider has collapsed with approximately $1.4m owing to creditors as the company’s director faces fraud allegations.
A Brisbane-based building company that has taken on $10 million worth of projects since July has been plunged into administration, with claims subbies are owed thousands.
Collapsed building giant St Hilliers is at least $6m ‘in the hole’ on one of its major Queensland projects with subbies tipping any rescue package was doomed to fail.
Customers of a now collapsed Gold Coast luxury boat builders face an expensive battle to get their vessels finished in Chinese shipyards.
Seven Queensland construction firms have collapsed in the past week alone with the industry under “immense” pressure amid a brutal summer.
A Brisbane building company of more than 20 years has gone into liquidation amid worsening conditions for Queensland’s already embattled construction industry.
A prominent Gold Coast builder and son-in-law of one of the Glitter Strip’s richest men has put his construction company into liquidation, with more than 50 creditors owed money and a job at a major school left unfinished.
A Queensland juice distributor that went bust several weeks ago owes $1.634m to more than 100 unsecured suppliers and staff.
Privium’s liquidators are seeking funding for a public examination into the reasons behind the building firm’s $80m collapse.
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