Adrian Black

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‘Tales of two insolvencies’: Small business failures up

By Adrian Black | 24 March 2026

Credit-demand figures indicate business conditions have been headed south since before the US-Israeli war on Iran rocked global energy markets. Small Australian businesses are failing at a faster pace and the global energy price shock sparked by the US-Israeli attack on Iran may mean the worst is yet to come. Business insolvencies – comprising unincorporated,…

Big businesses getting bigger amid two-speed recovery

By Adrian Black | 19 February 2026

Business credit growth implies Australia’s economy is resilient, but insolvency numbers continue to remain high, and in some sectors are growing. While larger businesses are increasingly seeking credit to fuel growth, some companies are struggling just to keep the lights on, new data shows. Overall business credit demand grew 2.3 per cent in the three…