NBN, Vodafone contractor Daly International goes under owing millions – CRN Australia

Daly International, an infrastructure contractor that worked on the National Broadband Network, has called in administrators under the weight of millions in debt to unsecured creditors and employees. The infrastructure delivery company, which has offices in Australia and the UK, appointed Peter Dinoris of Artemis Insolvency on 13 April after more than 25 years in…

Dominic Chappell’s company enters liquidation revealing fate of BHS funds – Retail Gazette (blog)

Dominic Chappells company Retail Acquisitions Limited (RAL) has been put into liquidation, opening the door for creditors including Sir Philip Greens Arcadia Group to recoup plundered BHS funds. RAL was placed into liquidation last Thursday following a high court ruling, allowing liquidators to scour the companys financial records to establish the legitimacy of the millions…

Fair Entitlements Guarantee costs blowout spurs crackdown on corporate restructures – The Australian Financial Review

The Turnbull government is proposing new laws to crack down on phoenix activity and corporate restructures after a blowout in the Fair Entitlements Guarantee scheme saw it shoulder $1 billion in employee entitlements for companies that went bust. The reform options, raised in a consultation paper on Thursday, flag a big push by the government to tackle illegal phoenix…

Tour booker Wicked Travel enters liquidation, with $1 million in debts unlikely to be repaid – SmartCompany.com.au

Backpacker tour operator Wicked Travel has entered liquidation owing a reported $1 million to employees, customers and other businesses. On April 29 Lawrence Fitzgerald of William Buck Chartered Accountants was appointed liquidator of three companies: Wicked Travel Pty Ltd, Indie Travel Pty Ltd and Out of Bounds Backpackers Pty Ltd. The companies operated travel and…