Queensland Nickel: What next if Clive Palmer’s company goes into liquidation? – ABC Online

Liquidation

Now that its administrators have recommended liquidation, what happens next for Queensland Nickel, its workers and other creditors? ABC News Online answers the basic questions about what happens as a firm moves from administration into liquidation. What is the difference between administration, receivership and liquidation? If you imagine a troubled business being like…

Australians are going broke at the fastest rate since the GFC – Business Insider Australia

Bankruptcy

Personal insolvencies rose 2% in the March quarter, the fourth increase in a row, mainly due to bad debts in the mining states of Western Australia and Queensland. This is the first time there have been four consecutive quarterly rises since 2009, according to the Australian Financial Security Authority. Queensland and Western Australia, where debt…