Carriageworks enters voluntary administration

“The board remain hopeful that the Carriageworks facility will be able re-open to artists and community alike once NSW emerges from the effects of the current pandemic.” The sydney Writers’ Festival, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, the design event Semi Permanent, part of the Vivid program, and its weekly Farmers Market were among events lost when…

Brisbane-based ECEC-focused RTO placed into liquidation leaving students scrambling

Inspire Education was one of Australia’s leading providers of nationally-accredited and nationally-recognised training and qualifications for over 13 years, with a strong presence in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector.    The Brisbane company went into liquidation on Wednesday owing creditors more than $2 million.While staff have had redundancies and entitlements paid, students…

FSG Australia CEO Vicki Batten unleashes Linkedin rant on employees

A Queensland CEO has taken to social media to vent about her colleagues, labelling them ‘toxic’, ‘annoying’ and likening them to ‘energy-sapping cancer’. Vicki Batten, who heads community organisation FSG Australia, posted the rant to her LinkedIn account on the weekend, sparking an inundation of backlash from former colleagues and associates. “The catty gossip. The…