Careers Australia collapses leaving students in limbo – Victor Harbor Times

One of Australia’s largest private training colleges has collapsed, leaving 15,000 students in limbo and plunging 1000 staff into unemployment. The embattled Careers Australia was placed into voluntary administration late on Thursday – six weeks after it was stripped of federal funding due to dismal completion rates and aggressive recruitment practices. Classes have been suspended…

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Surge in personal injuries claims as 22000 cases hit the courts last year – Independent.ie

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Chief Justice Susan Denham at the launch of the annual report of the Courts Service at Phoenix House in Dublin yesterday. Photo: Gareth Chaney Surge in personal injuries claims as 22,000 cases hit the courts last year Independent.ie The courts have experienced an explosion in personal injuries claims, new figures…

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Explainer: How did Section 44 land three senators in trouble over citizenship? – SBS

What law caught out senators Scott Ludlam, Larissa Waters and Matthew Canavan? Section 44 of the Constitution sets out restrictions on who can be a candidate for federal parliament. Five subsections make clear what disqualifies people, but its article one that tripped up the two Greens and government minister Matt Canavan. It rules out anyone with…

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‘Even gambling addicts have more protections’ than student-loan borrowers – Business Insider

Borrowers who default on their student loans are pursued aggressively by the Department of Education and private debt collectors, facing garnished wages, withheld IRS tax returns, and decreased Social Security payments, Reuters reported. We treat struggling student-loan borrowers the same as deadbeat parents and tax cheats, Seth Frotman, a senior member of the Consumer Financial…

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Creditors’ concern at Rivet end – Big Rigs

AUSTRALIAN mining and transport group Rivet, the reincarnation of McAleese, has placed a number of businesses into administration just months after their establishment. Australian Road Express and Rivet Mining Services East, which collectively employs more than 200 people across Australia, were put on notice, with receivers McGrathNicol entering on July 17. However, 48 hours after…

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‘Even gambling addicts have more protections’ than student-loan borrowers – Yahoo7 News

Borrowers who default on their student loans are pursued aggressively by the Department of Education and private debt collectors, facing garnished wages, withheld IRS tax returns, and decreased Social Security payments, Reuters reported. “We treat struggling student-loan borrowers the same as deadbeat parents and tax cheats,” Seth Frotman, a senior member of the Consumer Financial…

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Tribunal reserves order on Era Infra insolvency case – The Indian Express

By: ENS Economic Bureau | New Delhi | Published:July 26, 2017 2:20 am Representational Image  The principal bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in New Delhi on Tuesday reserved its order on whether the insolvency proceedings against Era Infra Engineering are maintainable. This is because there are several winding-up petitions against the company…

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