Workers sacked after no offers made for Bonza

Original article by Robyn Ironside
The Australian – Page: 17 : 12-Jun-24

Bonza’s administrator Hall Chadwick has advised that the failed airline’s entire workforce of 323 has been retrenched, while all future flights have been cancelled in order to give customers "certainty". Hall Chadwick partner Kathleen Vouris has revealed that the firm had received no offers for Bonza by the deadline of 7 June, although she said that a deal to sell the airline remains a possibility. Vouris also indicated that Bonza employees will not be able to access the federal government’s fair entitlements guarantee scheme until Hall Chadwick decides whether to liquidate the airline.

CORPORATES
BONZA AVIATION PTY LTD, HALL CHADWICK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

Cash softens blow for ousted MPs

Original article by Geoff Chambers, Richard Ferguson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 2-Sep-19

Analysis shows that at least 20 politicians who lost their seats at the 18 May federal election are entitled to receive a resettlement allowance. The amount of the lump sum payment varies depending on factors such as how long a politician has been in parliament, and it was designed to provide outgoing MPs and senators who do not have access to parliament’s superannuation scheme with re-skilling and re-employment assistance. Kerryn Phelps, Steve Martin and Sarah Henderson are amongst those who are entitled to receive the allowance, which is expected to cost about $1.3m in total.

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NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FINANCE