Hug-a-Bub finds a new home after Fertile Minds buys the popular baby sling brand

Smart Company 29 July 2016 Popular baby sling brand Hug-a-Bub has found a new home, with Sydney-based baby and maternity company Fertile Mind buying the brand’s assets for an undisclosed sum. Hug-a-Bub Australia entered voluntary administration in June and temporarily ceased trading. However, the brand is now part of the growing portfolio of brands distributed…

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Christie long mocked idea that N.J. had a road fund crisis | The Auditor – NJ.com

Remember when Gov. Chris Christie mocked the idea that the Transportation Trust Fund was going broke as simply media-driven hysteria? In February 2015, Christie said firmly the lack of a funding plan didn’t amount to “a crisis at the moment, because we’re funded pretty well now.” The governor’s comment came about a month after Christie tapped former state transportation…

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Federal Election 2016: Nick Xenophon will not say which party he’ll support in hung parliament – The Sydney Morning Herald

Nick Xenophon celebrates with Rebekha Sharkie, who is leading in Mayo, at his post election party at Adelaide’s Palace Cinema. Photo: James Elsby Nick Xenophon has refused to declare which party he would support in the event of a hung parliament. “That’s a hypothetical, I won’t answer hypotheticals,” he said during a victory party in…

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Insolvency Service unveils new fee structure – CCH Daily inc Accountancy Live (subscription) (blog)

The move, which is subject to Parliamentary scrutiny, is in response to a review of the services funding arrangements which sought to develop a more resilient, transparent fee structure. From 21 July 2016 under the new structure the deposit and administration fee will remain. A new official receivers general fee will be introduced. This will…

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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Bundaberg farmers owed millions by Melbourne produce agents – Warwick Daily News

“IT FEELS like we’ve made a mistake. We feel ashamed. We feel embarrassed. “But we’ve done nothing wrong. We’ve done the right thing.” A part of Bundy’s farming community could be on the brink of collapse. At least eight Bundaberg sweet potato growers say they are owed a combined total of nearly two million dollars…

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