Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has urged Clive Palmer to “put his money up” to help workers sacked from the Queensland Nickel refinery, saying it is the least the magnate could do. Key points: Taxpayer-funded scheme would be a last resort Outstanding entitlements are about $73 million Clive Palmer “morally obliged” to pay workers’ entitlements,…
JOSEPH JOHNSON CJ Solutions Ltd (trading as Shilton & Brown Demolition) director and company shareholder Jim Shilton is devastated after his company was placed into liquidation. A Christchurch demolition company with big ticket contracts across New Zealand has gone bust owing more than $4.5 million. CJ Solutions Ltd, trading as Shilton & Brown Demolition, was placed into…
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…
Taxpayers may have to fund more than $70 million in payouts for Queensland Nickel (QNI) workers if the company goes into liquidation. Key points: Taxpayer-funded scheme would be a last resort Outstanding entitlements are about $73 million Clive Palmer “morally obliged” to pay workers’ entitlements, Michaelia Cash says Administrators FTI Consulting recommended winding up…
Yahoo7 and Agencies on April 12, 2016, 8:20 am Video Clive Palmer goes head-to-head with Kochie Clive Palmer’s company Queensland Nickel has been recommended to go into liquidation after creditors reported debts in excess of $100 million. FTI Consulting says it has advised creditors to vote to wind it up at a meeting later this…
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A report by administrators FTI Consulting into the solvency of Clive Palmers Queensland Nickel refinery near Townsville has recommended the company be liquidated, ahead of a creditors meeting next Friday. The creditors will meet on April 22 to decide whether to place the company into liquidation with debts in excess of $100 million, including more…
File pic RELATED: Australian Workers’ Union to fight for Whyalla Steelworks READ THE STATEMENT: Scroll down Embattled steel and mining group Arrium has been placed into voluntary administration, following discussions with its lenders. The appointment comes just days after Arrium’s banking syndicate rejected a recapitalisation proposal from US group GSO and follows prolonged talks between the…
Clive Palmer instructed Queensland Nickel to pay him nearly $15 million and the troubled company spent millions more on vintage cars, a report by administrators has found. Key points: Creditors to vote on whether to liquidate Queensland Nickel, after administrators recommend it Company owes about $74 million to sacked workers Report says vintage cars…