ACFS Port Logistics enters administration as BDO receivers pursue sale

One of Australia’s largest container logistics operators has entered voluntary administration and receivership after secured lender ScotPac intervened ahead of a Federal Court hearing on an ATO winding-up application involving a reported tax debt of approximately $60 million

Income Direct group enters administration with up to $70 million raised from investors

Balance Insolvency administrators are investigating the affairs of three Marbanc-linked companies after banking restrictions disrupted Income Direct’s operations, with hundreds of investors potentially exposed and funds reportedly deployed into ventures associated with former Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney

Liberty Bell Bay enters liquidation after sale efforts fail

Creditors vote to wind up Tasmania’s only manganese alloy smelter as creditor claims could reach $300 million

Tax benefits of members voluntary liquidation

Safe Harbour Under Scrutiny

Will Australian employee payroll reforms break the camel’s back for businesses?

Moves and Promotions — Week of 3 August, 2026

Moves and promotions at McGrathNicol, Hall Chadwick, Jirsch Sutherland, and more.

Why transport realisations are won or lost before the first bid

In a transport insolvency, obtaining a valuation is only the starting point. The eventual recovery depends on how quickly the assets can be converted into cash, the uncertainty buyers must absorb, and who carries the market risk while the sale is under way.

Federal Court gives community club a path out of liquidation

Liquidators permitted to return Sunshine City Club to voluntary administration so creditors can vote on a DOCA promising full payment, renewed operations and preservation of its Melbourne property

Inactive director liable for company’s losses

NSW Court of Appeal upholds liability, compound interest and an equitable charge over directors’ family home after insolvent cosmetics company incurred renovation debts and transferred almost $1 million offshore

Idle, aging oil platform raises alarm for Dongara's fishers

$10m Sydney home sale not enough for creditors