Ellume enters voluntary administration

The brisbane-based rapid testing business that made global headlines when it inked a $300 million deal with the Biden administration for its COVID tests in the US has put its Australian arm into voluntary administration. FTI Consulting confirmed on Thursday morning that John Park and Joanne Dunne had been appointed to Ellume Limited and would…

Australian wing of Brisbane-born rapid test innovator Ellume enters administration

brisbane-based home diagnostics firm Ellume has put its Australian wing into voluntary administration, 18 months after securing a $304 million US government contract to boost its COVID-19 test production capacity overseas. ASIC data shows Ellume Limited entered external administration on Thursday. The ABC reports John Park and Joanne Dunne of FTI Consulting were appointed as…

Leading post-production company Cutting Edge enters voluntary liquidation

The country’s largest post-production studio Cutting Edge has entered into voluntary liquidation, after three decades working across ads, television programs, and Hollywood blockbusters. The VFX and post-production business was placed into liquidation on June 27, with brisbane-based Robson Cotter Insolvency Group appointed to wind down the company. Cutting Edge Studios The company was launched in…

Melbourne cocktail brand enters liquidation

The collapse of premium bottled cocktail brand Everleigh Bottling Co. has delivered another blow to the hospitality group behind now-closed melbourne bars The Everleigh and Bar Margaux. The Everleigh Group’s flagship venues served their last drinks in March 2025, with owners Michael and Zara Madrusan announcing the closure on Instagram. “After fourteen years, that little…