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The number of trade apprentices and trainees in WA has grown in the past four years, bucking a national decline over the same period.
The Royal in $2.4m debt, administrators claim
The Royal Hotel in the CBD owes more than $2 million to the tax office and was likely insolvent since early 2024, administrators claim in their report.
Rodgers Reidy partners Jack James and Paula Smith submitted their administrators’ report to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on Thursday.
Mr James and Ms Smith were appointed as administrators of Wellington Perth Pty Ltd, trading as The Royal on Wellington Street, in mid-August.
Wellington Perth is one of the four companies under John Parker-led hospitality business Parker Group.
Senior journalist Claire Tyrrell reports on WA’s retail property sector, which is being bolstered by strong population growth and a shortage of new supply.
