Australia’s construction sector faces zombie apocalypse

Australia’s construction sector faces zombie apocalypse

With the housing crisis worsening,the construction sector might be the next to join the ranks of the walking dead.

  • byHannah Hammoud

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Owner of Katies,Noni B and Millers goes into administration

Owner of Katies,Noni B and Millers goes into administration

Mosaic Brands,the retailer that owns clothing brands such as Katies,Millers and Noni B,will continue to trade. But the administration process puts at risk the jobs of almost 3000 employees.

  • byAnne Hyland
‘Where are the garments?’:High-end boutique Harrolds took deposits weeks before $16 million collapse

‘Where are the garments?’:High-end boutique Harrolds took deposits weeks before $16 million collapse

The Australian luxury retailer owes more than $16 million to a string of fashion houses from Paris to New York,but was still importing stock and taking deposits just weeks before its collapse.

  • byCameron Houston
Developer lauds rescue deal that could negate ‘slanderous’ ASIC misconduct probe
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Developer lauds rescue deal that could negate ‘slanderous’ ASIC misconduct probe

Embattled property developer Paul Chiodo’s collapsed Keystone Asset Management could be rebirthed via a deal that would steer it away from liquidation.

  • bySarah Danckert
Tupperware’s gone broke and I’m trying to put a lid on my nostalgia
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Tupperware’s gone broke and I’m trying to put a lid on my nostalgia

At a time when many women were homemakers with limited career opportunities,Tupperware let them earn money,build a small business and network.

  • byKate Halfpenny
‘Shocking statistic’:Only 10 per cent of liquidators are women. They’re getting impatient

‘Shocking statistic’:Only 10 per cent of liquidators are women. They’re getting impatient

Insolvency was known for an aggressive approach of “kicking down doors,banging tables”. That’s changed,and now there’s a push to boost women’s role in the sector.

  • byJessica Yun
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The company that time forgot:Lifting the lid on Tupperware’s demise
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The company that time forgot:Lifting the lid on Tupperware’s demise

The most shocking aspect to the end of the storage container maker is that it lasted this long.

  • byElizabeth Knight
‘A very sad day’:Dion Lee to wind up after failure to find saviour

‘A very sad day’:Dion Lee to wind up after failure to find saviour

After three months of searching for a buyer,the troubled business,once the pinnacle of Australian fashion,will close permanently.

  • byMelissa Singer andJessica Yun
Cricket tour company traded insolvent for three years before collapse,liquidator says

Cricket tour company traded insolvent for three years before collapse,liquidator says

Dozens of young players and top coaches were left high and dry by the $3 million failure of Calypso Destinations and its director is under the microscope.

  • byChris Barrett
‘Sell the Navara’:How a $1b fintech founder wound up with $6000 in the bank

‘Sell the Navara’:How a $1b fintech founder wound up with $6000 in the bank

Phillip Kingston,who once rubbed shoulders with Silicon Valley billionaires,sold his last two assets – a ute and a membership to a golf club – before he was declared bankrupt.

  • bySarah Danckert
‘Sleeves are rolled up’:New Booktopia boss on revitalising the business

‘Sleeves are rolled up’:New Booktopia boss on revitalising the business

Booktopia has been rescued by the owner of online camera store digiDirect,Shant Kradjian,who is adding 100 jobs back to the collapsed bookseller.

  • byJessica Yun