Luxury bridal house in Claremont, Pallas, joins WA streetwear chain Live Clothing in voluntary administration

At least 100 brides-to-be around the country are in the throes of a pre-nuptial frock emergency after luxury perth bridal house Pallas went into voluntary administration. It was another dark day for Perth retail yesterday with 23-year-old WA streetwear chain Live Clothing also going into the hands of external administrators. Pallas, with salubrious salons in…

1800 Lasagne insists “we are not closing” after wind-up order

Cult melbourne restaurant 1800 Lasagne is being wound up, following its entry into voluntary administration last month. Creditors have now voted to place the company into liquidation, with administrators warning staff and suppliers not to expect a return. But the business is publicly insisting it is not closing. The business, founded during Melbourne’s 2020 COVID…

Mercedes Construction in administration

Mercedes Construction, a commercial builder which claims to be linked to luxury perth home builder Zorzi Builders, has brought in an administrator. Mercedes Construction Pty Ltd moved to appoint administrator Ross Thomson from Bankruptcy Advisory Centre on Monday to run a ruler over its operations.  Osborne Park-headquartered Mercedes Construction describes itself as a commercial builder…

Spotted Cow Cookies collapses: Sydney store enters administration

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 12:32 AEST, 4 September 2025 | Updated: 15:21 AEST, 4 September 2025 A sydney-based cookie business has been plunged into voluntary administration, owing millions of dollars to creditors and staff. The Spotted Cow Cookie Company was taken over by administrators Hugh Armenis and Michael Carrafa from…

Brisbane transport company Newnham Trucking enters voluntary administration

A brisbane trucking company has collapsed into voluntary administration after 23 years of operation. ASIC records show Newnham Trucking, based near Logan in Brisbane’s south, entered voluntary administration this week after it stopped trading in June. The Courier Mail reported the company owed about $1m in debts. A creditors’ meeting has been scheduled for next…

Thousands of customers may not receive orders as online furniture retailer winds up after collapse

Thousands of customers may no longer receive their orders from an online furniture and homewares retailer after its administration recommended winding up the company. Administrators have recommended winding up Brosa after it was sold to Kogan.com for $1.5 million in December 2022 when it fell into voluntary administration. The company entered administration with $4.3 million…