More than 160 staff terminated from trouble-plagued retailer Booktopia – Sky News Australia

Only 18 staff members remain at recently collapsed retailer Booktopia as 165 of their colleagues were sacked from the beleaguered company. The virtual bookseller announced last Wednesday it had entered voluntary administration after a major slump in share value, less than four years after it went public on the ASX.   The major Australian retailer…

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Booktopia will not fill orders and may not issue refunds, say administrators – The Guardian

The administrators handling the collapse of Booktopia have announced that orders placed with Australias largest online bookseller will not be filled and there may be no refunds either. It means out of pocket customers who placed orders prior to the company entering voluntary administration have now become, in effect, unsecured creditors which voids store credits…

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Underworld widow Roberta Williams declared bankrupt – Yahoo News Australia

The widow of underworld figure Carl Williams has been declared bankrupt by the Federal Court, after it was reportedly revealed there was almost $300,000 owing in unpaid taxes. The court on Tuesday ordered that the estate of Roberta Merieca Williams be sequestrated, following an application by the deputy commissioner of taxation. Carl Williams widow Roberta…

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Banned NBA player Jontay Porter admits to $1million gambling scheme and pleads guilty to federal fraud charges – Daily Mail

By Alex Raskin and Associated Press Published: 05:02 AEST, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 05:40 AEST, 11 July 2024 Banned NBA player Jontay Porter has admitted to tipping off gamblers in the $1 million scheme that resulted in his lifetime suspension from the league. The 24-yea… Read the full article at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nba/article-13621275/NBA-Jontay-Porter-gambling-pleads-guilty-fraud.html

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Melbourne pub fined for taking bets from boy, 16, with nearly $100,000 in gambling debts – The Guardian Australia

A 16-year-old Melbourne boy was able to gamble nearly $100,000, including at suburban pubs, despite his mother desperately seeking help, a court has heard. The Melbourne magistrates court heard that when his mother discovered his gambling habits, she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to be repeatedly turned away. In April last…

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