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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jonathan Barrett Senior business reporter

Star Entertainment is on the brink of collapse. What happens next?

Signage at the Star casino in Sydney, Australia
The future of Star casino operations in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast – along with the jobs of its 8,000 workers – are at risk. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Almost a decade ago, executives at Star Entertainment described the planned construction of the Queen’s Wharf casino in Brisbane as a “gamechanger” for the city and the gambling company.

The phrasing turned out to be prescient – but not in the way Star envisaged.

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