[Michael Mak]

An article on AFR: http://www.afr.com/brand/rear-window...0161102-gsgjrl

The article claimed Virgin had "limited options" for raising equity and suggested it would have issues financing its debt in the future. Virgin has dismissed the article, which is suspected to be a hoax, as factually wrong.

Attempts to contact the author were unsuccessful as the phone number and address linked to the website were fake. Australinea later removed the article at the request of Virgin, which presumably had its lawyers firing off a tersely worded email.