Heavily pregnant woman among Aussies stranded as Air Vanuatu enters voluntary liquidation

A heavily pregnant woman is among Australians stranded in Vanuatu as the country’s national airline is placed into voluntary liquidation. On Thursday it emerged that all international flights scheduled on Air Vanuatu until Sunday had been cancelled, as the government “reviewed” the airline’s future. In a statement to media, Air Vanuatu confirmed international firm Ernst…

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Owner distress as companies plunge into administration

A record number of businesses were placed in voluntary administration last financial year. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) By Andrew Brown in Canberra A record number of businesses have been placed into administration in the past year, an inquiry has been told, with advocates saying inflationary pressures are affecting multiple industries. Officials from Australia’s corporate watchdog told…