Regulation

Ascent Investment and Coaching director Michael Dunjey appeared before a Perth court today, facing 33 criminal charges relating to an allegedly fraudulent scheme.

Perth company WA Premix has been fined $580,000 after a worker was seriously injured at its Neerabup concrete batching plant.

A hay processing company in the state's Wheatbelt region has been fined almost $600,000, after a worker sustained serious injuries including a fractured leg.

The corporate watchdog has permanently banned former financial adviser Neville Allan Kendrick after he made ‘materially misleading statements to induce investors”.

Perth-based contractor Linkforce has lodged a claim for $22.7 million over construction work it completed on an expansion of the Roy Hill iron ore project.

Angus Taylor says the Australian public is "not ready" for the Coalition to repeal controversial industrial relations reforms, and that business needs to make more of a case for change.

Paladin Energy says it intends to strongly defend a class action lawsuit alleging it engaged in misleading conduct relating to “unreasonably optimistic” production guidance.

The corporate watchdog has launched civil legal action against under-administration gold play Wiluna Mining and its former chairman over “misleading claims to investors” on its last-ditch capital raise.

Northern Star Mining Services has been fined $750,000 over a workplace incident that caused a worker to suffer serious spinal and leg injuries.

A freight haulage company and its director have been fined in Northam Magistrates Court over a workplace incident in 2021.

Alcoa will pay more than $400,000 after being fined over a caustic spill that injured workers and students at its alumina refinery.

Western Power has been handed a $220,000 fine after two people received electric shocks after incorrect wiring wasn’t fixed at a nearby home.

A timber processing company has been fined $385,000 over an incident in 2022 that caused a worker's arm to be crushed and needing surgeries.

Bond market specialist FIIG Securities has been sued by ASIC over alleged cybersecurity failures which enabled the theft of 385GB of data, which was then published on the dark web.

The corporate watchdog has sued the trustee Australia’s largest superannuation fund over the delay in processing thousands of death benefit claims.

Former electrical contractor Per Melbourne Pty Ltd, trading as Richtek Perth, has received a $50,000 fine after being convicted of 15 offences under WA’s electricity licensing regulations.

The competition watchdog has flagged its approval over an alliance between Virgin and Qatar Airways, which includes new weekly flights between Doha and Perth.

Independents and lobby groups have rallied against donation caps introduced as part of a bipartisan deal pushed through parliament this morning.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ordered Julian Wright to disclose his litigation funder and attend court, as the dispute over his stake in the family’s mining empire continues.

The state’s workplace safety regulator has opened two investigations after one worker sustained critical injuries and another suffered serious injuries at a separate incident.

Former Mosman Park-based financial adviser Anthony Paul Torre has pleaded guilty over charges of stealing more than $1 million in client funds.

Monadelphous will be more than $700,000 out of pocket after being fined over a workplace death at its Kalgoorlie facility.

The mammoth $490 million compensation payout to ASX-listed GreenX Metals Limited from Poland could be delayed, with the nation applying for a set-aside motion.

The former operator of a Perth security company will face court for allegedly intentionally underpaying employees almost $1 million.

A Federal Court judge has described a related dispute in the corporate regulator’s legal row with Chris Marco as "tortuous" and "somewhat incoherent".

The late Alan Bond's son is now seeking registration of the "Special Bond Beer" trademark after failing to have "Special Bond Gin" and "Special Bond Vodka" approved.

A joint ASIC, ATO and AFP investigation spanning almost 20 years has resulted in Perth property developer Allen Caratti receiving a four-year ban from managing corporations.

Australian Facebook users could be entitled to part of a $50 million payout from parent company Meta over the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued HSBC Bank Australia over what it described as “systemic and widespread” failures to protect customers from scams.

The horticultural wholesale arm of Tony Galati’s empire has been fined $62,600 for four breaches of the Horticulture Code.

The ACCC has commenced federal court proceedings against contractors Ventia and Spotless Facility Services, and four executives, over price fixing in defence services.

Western Australian Meat Marketing Co-operative has been charged over the death of a worker at its Katanning abattoir.