Manufacturer insolvencies rose in second half of 2023
New statistics from the Australian Securities & Investment Commission released halfway into the financial year show 243 manufacturing companies became insolvent during July – December 2023, compared to 235 and 84 for the same period in 2022 and 2021. In a statement from federal opposition industry spokeswoman Sussan Ley recapping recent collapses, the government’s “failed…