Clive Palmer has denied an administrator request for $16.4 million from Queensland Nickel’s controlling companies sparked a move to secretly replace the refinery operator with his own newly created company. The request came in February, when Mr Palmer said a sore foot was “taking top priority” in his thinking, not the failing business. Previous slide…
Clive Palmer has been forced to deny being “intimately involved’ in the decision to send Queensland Nickel into voluntary administration. The denial came after an unsuccessful attempt by Mr Palmer’s legal team to have the hearing into the collapse of QNI adjourned. Clive Palmer arrives at the Federal Court on Friday, flanked by private security, for…
The first rule of PR is get on the front foot. Don’t be defensive. Don’t play off the back foot. Get out there and control the message. This appeared to be the philosophy underpinning the decision of gambler and former brothel owner Eddie Hayson to hold a press conference in Sydney on Thursday, at which…
Clive Palmer has failed in his latest bid to disrupt proceedings in his Federal Court examination over the collapse of the Queensland Nickel refinery. Lawyers for the former federal MP and Queensland Nickel owner argued for an adjournment to allow for the High Court to hear Mr Palmer’s application to prevent further examination…
Clive Palmer’s lawyers have failed in calls for a break in his grilling over the collapse of Queensland Nickel. Previous slide Next slide Palmer: ‘God bless Australia’ Clive Palmer is more cheerful as he faces another grilling about the collapse of Queensland Nickel on Thursday. Nine News They argued the adjournment was to give their…
Two industrial companies owned by a Kettering-headquartered specialist investment firm have fallen into administration, Insider can reveal. Hughes Armstrong Industries, which acquires or invests in underperforming British manufacturing companies, has been hit by the administration of Brighouse-based BCI Brewchem Ltd, a manufacturer of steelwork structures used in the food, beverage and water industries, and Halifax…
It didn’t bode well for the press conference of colourful gambling figure Eddie Hayson when his PR agent Max Markson pointed out that the venue – the Intercontinental’s Premier’s Room was once the office of Premier Robert Askin. The fact that Premier Askin was notoriously corrupt was not mentioned. Previous slide Next slide Eddie Hayson vs…
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — There will be two ships arriving at the Port of Oakland from Hanjin, which declared bankruptcy two weeks ago. One of them, The Hanjin Greece, made its way under the Golden Gate Bridge just after 4 p.m. Wednesday with 450 containers for eager businesses that have been anxiously awaiting their arrival.…
The collapse of South Korean company Hanjin Shipping has left ships, cargo and crews stranded around the globe. It highlights the complex consequences of a shipping company going bankrupt, with Hanjin’s creditors and customers waiting to see whether the business can be saved. Hanjin Shipping Co is one of the world’s top ten…
Two industrial companies owned by a Kettering-headquartered specialist investment firm have fallen into administration, Insider can reveal. Hughes Armstrong Industries, which acquires or invests in underperforming British manufacturing companies, has been hit by the administration of Brighouse-based BCI Brewchem Ltd, a manufacturer of steelwork structures used in the food, beverage and water industries, and Halifax…