Iluka flags $150m plant shutdown charge, zircon mine restart – The West Australian

Iluka Resources plans to put its Hamilton mineral separation plant in Victoria on care and maintenance status resulting in an $150 million pre-tax impairment charge in its half-year accounts. The mineral sands miner will also record redundancy and restructure costs of $14 million in the half-year results, with the plant expected to suspend operations in…

From raising $550000 to appearing on Shark Tank: Recruitment startup iRecruit enters liquidation as founders focus … – SmartCompany.com.au

Brisbane-founded recruitment startup iRecruit made its Shark Tank debut on Tuesday night, but a lot has happened at the company since the television episode was filmed last year. IRecruit attracted $500,000 in pre-launch seed funding in August 2016, but by the time Tuesdays Shark Tank episode went to air, both of the companys co-founders had stepped…

‘A man with his head in the sand’: Boris Becker declared bankrupt – BreakingNews.ie

Tennis champion Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt – by a court official who watched him play on Centre Court. Lawyers for the three-time Wimbledon winner pleaded with a Bankruptcy Court registrar in London on Wednesday for “a last chance” to pay a long-standing debt. But Miss Registrar Christine Derrett, who recalled watching him play,…