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David Ross is a Sydney-based journalist at The Australian. He previously worked at the European Parliament and as a freelance journalist, writing for many publications including Myanmar Business Today where he was an Australian correspondent. He has a Masters in Journalism from The University of Melbourne.

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A construction worker busy working at a job site. He holds a tool box full of tools and a hard hat. Framed house, building in background. He is wearing a safety vest.

Construction, restaurants lead business collapses

Construction and food services have suffered the most losses amid nearly 200 company busts across the nation in the last month latest figures reveal.

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07/08/18 Neel Khokhani is the CEO of Soar Aviation, a flight training school that got its start from crowd funding and is now training hundreds of pilots a year including Alex Kingsford Smith who is the great, great nephew of Charles Kingsford Smith. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Flight school to be liquidated after crash

Failed flight school Soar Aviation is entering liquidation, but administrators say it may have been trading while insolvent for all of 2020.

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HomewaresCompanies

dt home focus July 13 edition What you need to know before you build Plumber or handyman repairing kitchen faucet standing with young woman in the apartment. Home repair service concept

Profit down to $20m for GWA despite reno boom

Bathrooms and kitchens supplier GWA Group’s profit has taken a hit but investors will still get a dividend.

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MALLACOOTA, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 02: Bushfires are seen between the towns of Orbost and Lakes Entrance in east Gippsland on January 02, 2020 in Australia. The HMAS Choules docked outside of Mallacoota this morning to evacuate thousands of people stranded in the remote coastal town following fires across East Gippsland which have killed one person and destroyed dozens of properties. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Arson toll soars

More than 180 alleged arsonists have been arrested since the start of bushfire season with 29 blazes deliberately lit in southeastern NSW.

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WealthWealth

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 08, 2021, A man is seen checking the status of stock prices at the ASX in the CBD Sydney, Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Another super gain, but bumps ahead

Super funds have notched up a tenth straight month of post-crash gains but are not out of the woods yet, analysts warn.

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BankingFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos February 1, 2021: Pictured is NAB bank in Sydney, NSW. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Coker

Bank wealth scandal payouts surge to $1.2bn

Six of Australia’s largest banking and financial services institutions have paid or offered a total of $1.24 billion in compensation, as at 31 December 2020.

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Live: Trading DayTrading Day

24/01/2020 Crown Resorts new Chair Helen Coonan with new CEO Ken Barton in the Crystal Club at Crown, Melbourne.David Geraghty / The Australian.

ASX hits 6-day low on Vic lockdown, more change coming at Crown

ASX drops to six-day low on Victoria lockdown as Qantas and other travel stocks tumble, while NSW gaming chief says Crown CEO will exit shortly.

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Mortgage marketFinancial Services

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 11, 2021, A view of houses in the Inner West of Sydney as the Australian banking association has revealed how many loans are still on Covid 19 deferment, Sydney, Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Genworth braces for end to Covid support

Genworth sinks to a full-year loss as it scrambles to prepare for a surge of claims after the end of mortgage deferrals.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER 14, 2020: The usually bustling Degraves Street is all but deserted as Melbourne enters the seventh week of stage 4 restrictions due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Pandemic insurance payout storm is brewing

At least three major insurers are exposed to significant business interruption insurance payouts.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY, 10, 2021: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks to media at Parliament House in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett

Free training for 2000 hotel security recruits

The NSW government is offering free training for thousands of new security guards as it struggles to meet the demands of its hotel quarantine scheme.

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