Regulation

The City of Stirling has swung into action following an influx of development applications seeking state approval for variations to the city's 12-storey height limit.

Facebook has struck a preliminary news sharing agreement with Seven West Media, just hours after the federal government agreed to further amend its mandatory media bargaining code.

The Victorian government has called a royal commission into Crown Resorts, which disclosed the resignation of director Harold Mitchell, heaping further pressure on John Poynton.

Online giants including Facebook and Google have released a new voluntary code for dealing with disinformation and political advertising.

The state's Supreme Court has ruled that Chinese-owned Tianqi Lithium should have to repay its $35.8 million debt to Perth-based engineering consultancy MSP Engineering.

A major inquiry into allegations of money laundering at Crown could take up to four months, according to Racing and Gaming Minister Paul Papalia.

Facebook is expected to follow Google in striking lucrative lump sum deals with Australian media companies to avoid being stung under world-first laws.

Crown Resorts is at risk of losing its WA casino licence after the state government agreed last night to establish an inquiry with the powers of a royal commission.

Australia's securities regulator says it will seek penalties and other orders against Commonwealth Bank after the Federal Court found the country's top lender had overcharged interest to customers.

The fallout from last week's NSW report into Crown Resorts has spread, with WA's chief casino officer stepping aside from the role and the company's chief executive resigning.

Transforming the aged sector so older Australians receive appropriate support and care is the driving force behind a new industry alliance urging for reform.

A multi-party Senate inquiry has backed the federal government's proposed code to force tech giants such as Google and Facebook to pay for news.

Former AFL chief Andrew Demetriou is the latest to step down from the Crown Resorts board but chief executive Ken Barton has not yet resigned.

The Federal Court has set a hearing date for Perth-based tech millionaire Eugeni Tsvetnenko, who claims he is being unlawfully detained.

A $15 million plan to build an eight-storey apartment building incorporating the century-old former Albany Bell Hatchery in Mount Lawley has been recommended for refusal.

Crown Resorts has promised "root and branch' changes to satisfy NSW regulators threatening to deny it a Sydney gaming licence, ahead of the April expiry of the venue's liquor licence.

The state government has called an urgent meeting to consider the findings of a damning report in which Crown Resorts is accused of facilitating money laundering at its casinos.

Perth-based corporate finance director Ananda Kathiravelu has narrowly avoided jail after being convicted of market manipulation for his role in a 2016 capital raising scheme.

Crown Resorts has announced three changes to its board after yesterday's damning NSW report, with two directors resigning and Perth-based director John Poynton severing his ties with major shareholder James Packer.

The NSW inquiry into Crown Resorts has made scathing assessments of its key WA executives but director John Poynton has emerged with his reputation intact.

Casino giant Crown Resorts is not fit to run its $2.2 billion Sydney casino because it facilitated money laundering and has other "deep" problems, a highly anticipated report has found.

Employers would be able to offer extra shifts without penalties to part-time workers doing eight hours a day under a proposal from retailers.

Recently-listed candle retailer Dusk will pay back more than 1,500 current and former employees, following a payroll error.

The EPA will undertake consultation this week to determine whether or not to assess the proposed Binduli North project in the state's Goldfields.

Australians stranded in Europe are facing yet another hurdle to return home after Emirates suspended outbound flights from the United Kingdom.

Alcoa of Australia has been hit with one of the largest workplace safety fines handed down in Western Australia after a contractor fell to his death at the company's Kwinana alumina refinery.

The McGowan government has committed more than $1.6 million to fast-track approvals for major resource projects following feedback from industry stakeholders.

The state government has introduced new mandatory medical tests for the engineered stone industry to protect workers from silicosis.

A permit for the clearance of almost 30 hectares of vegetation for the $126.5 million Ocean Reef Marina development has been modified following an appeal by concerned residents.

Unions will launch High Court action against Qantas over allegations the airline manipulated rosters to pocket some of its wage subsidy payments.

Australia's competition regulator has rejected an undertaking by Alphabet Inc-owned Google that sought to address competition concerns over its planned $US2.1 billion ($A2.8 billion) acquisition of

The WA government will wait for the findings of a NSW inquiry into Crown Resorts before making a decision on the embattled casino giant, despite the Victorian government today announcing it would bring forward its review of Crown's Melbourne operations.