Business collapse

The liquidator of failed home builder Porter Davis has shed light on the bust company’s fate, saying there’s no “holistic” approach to saving the entire group. Matt Byrnes, the national head of restructuring advisory at Grant Thornton – the…

Horror stories have emerged from some of the hundreds of customers left in the lurch by collapsed construction giant Porter Davis as the scale of the crisis becomes clearer. Dozens rallied on the steps of Victoria’s Parliament House on the…

Just days after launching her now defunct skincare line, Elsa Pataky’s new business was being questioned over the similarities between its product and an existing Aussie brand. The wife of Australian actor Chris Hemsworth co-owned Purely…

Protesters are on the street. China’s censorship system has been overwhelmed. The battle for Zero Covid has taken an unexpected turn. And President Xi Jinping’s future is in the firing line.This is Mr Xi’s battle. He made it so from the…