A prominent Canberra real estate agent and strata business owner has wrapped up several companies following months of legal embattlement.

Francesco Anthony Morella, the director of Canberra Commercial (ACT) Pty Ltd and Canberra Commercial HR Pty Ltd, was ordered to pay more than $3 million in the Federal Court of Australia earlier this year.

Now, two of his biggest companies are being voluntarily wound up.

The Canberra Times asked Mr Morella on Friday, September 26 2025, if Canberra Commercial (ACT) and Canberra Commercial HR were in liquidation, amongst other questions regarding information not published in this article. Mr Morella said not all the information inquired about was correct, and declined to comment further at the time.

Canberra Commercial (ACT), which operates under a nu

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