Workers left without wages or answers break silence on Bathla collapse

Bathla Group faces growing pressure from approximately 200 former employees seeking unpaid wages and entitlements, with administrators Teneo estimating employee-related claims at $6 million and warning that insufficient funds and complex payroll records could delay payments by six to 12 months, while temporary visa holders face additional uncertainty because they are ineligible for the federal government's Fair Entitlements Guarantee scheme. More from ABC News.

ASIC has launched a formal investigation into the affairs of the group, although the regulator has not disclosed the specific conduct under investigation, while separately examining the group's borrowing arrangements, the role of private lenders in raising billions of dollars and potential losses facing retail investors. More from ABC News.