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David Jones department store front, now under voluntary administration

David Jones: How It Got Here, and Why Voluntary Administration Could Save It

David Jones entered voluntary administration on 5 November 2026 after a decade of decline. Here's how it got here, and why administration could save the ...
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Insolvency Services for Complex Group Restructures

How financial distress spreads across group structures, the key risks directors must check, and how insolvency services help mid-sized companies restructure multiple entities safely. ...
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Empty childcare centre room reflecting financial distress in the early learning sector

Six Numbers That Predicted Every Childcare Collapse This Cycle

Childcare collapses look sudden but aren't. Six financial indicators, from occupancy to refinancing timelines, reveal distress months before closure notices appear. ...
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Director reviewing an ATO penalty notice alongside deed of company arrangement paperwork

Director penalty notices and a deed: what a compromise does not fix

A deed of company arrangement compromises company debts, but director penalty notices and personal guarantees survive untouched. Here is what directors need to know. ...
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Director sitting at a desk delaying a decision on seeking insolvency advice

Why Companies Delay Insolvency Advice in 2026

Directors delay insolvency advice for predictable, human reasons rather than sound business logic. Understanding why the delay happens is the first step to avoiding poorer ...
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When Financial Distress Becomes a Risk Signal

Directors who seek advice at the first signs of financial distress retain more options and lower personal liability than those who wait until insolvency is ...
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Boardroom document signing representing a share transfer under section 444GA of the Corporations Act

Section 444GA: transferring shares when shareholders will not move

How section 444GA lets a deed administrator transfer shares over shareholder objection, turning a deed of company arrangement into a genuine recapitalisation tool. ...
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Australia’s Industrial Sector: A Structural Transition with Rising Restructuring Implications

Australia’s industrial sector is entering one of the most profound periods of structural transition since the trade liberalisation reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. While ...

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Is Voluntary Administration the Right Tool for the Job in Construction?

Voluntary Administration (VA) was designed as a rescue regime: to maximise the chances of a company (or as much of its business as possible) continuing, ...

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Barbeques Galore - Structural Retail Stress or Tactical Reset?

Australia’s once-iconic Barbeques Galore has entered voluntary administration and receivership - a shock to the retail sector, but one rooted in both the broader structural ...

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