Rex enters voluntary administration, grounds 737s

A statement posted on Rex’s website late on Tuesday said the administration affected parent company Regional Express Holdings Limited and a number of its subsidiaries trading under the Rex Group name. Samuel Freeman, Justin Walsh and Adam Nikitins of Ernst & Young Australia have been appointed joint administrators by the Rex board. Rex’s regional Saab…

Nearly 3000 building companies go broke in a year

Unprofitable building contracts, cost blowouts, planning delays, labour shortages, red tape and other challenges sent nearly 3000 building companies broke in the last financial year, new official insolvency figures show. According to corporate watchdog ASIC, there were 2832 construction industry insolvency appointments for the 2024 financial year until June 16, an increase of 28 per…