Former WA treasurer Ben Wyatt has become an adviser to Australian Capital Equity, adding to the network of powerful individuals close to its chair Kerry Stokes.
ANALYSIS: The royal commission had very few surprises, other than its failure to draw clear conclusions on some of the key issues or the top people who ran the casino.
Despite the damning findings handed down by the Perth Casino Royal Commission, Crown will be allowed to continue trading under the watchful eye of a new independent monitor.
James Packer's lawyers claim his reign as an influential figure at Crown is over, as the Perth Casino Royal Commission prepares to deliver its findings.
Crown's new chief of compliance has raised concerns about the competence of people previously running its Burswood casino, as the Perth Casino Royal Commission draws to a close.
Billionaire James Packer has admitted he should have resigned as chair of the board overseeing Perth casino earlier, while conceding there were many oversights during his time at the helm.
Neville Owen's ties to Kerry Stokes have created more complications for the Crown casino inquiry after Business News unearthed details of a joint venture with Tim Roberts.
John Alexander will today become the third witness at the Crown casino inquiry with links to Kerry Stokes, who has close personal and business ties to royal commissioner Neville Owen.
The conjecture surrounding royal commissioner Neville Owen became murkier today when the Premier repeatedly obfuscated after being asked to clarify his own role in the appointment.
Premier Mark McGowan has continued to defend Neville Owen, despite revelations about multiple links between the royal commissioner, Kerry Stokes and the Crown casino inquiry.
ANALYSIS: The relationship between commissioner Neville Owen and Kerry Stokes has unexpectedly become the big news to emerge from the Perth Casino Royal Commission.
Royal commissioner Neville Owen has sought to quash any concerns about conflicts of interest by acknowledging he is a director of a key company in Kerry Stokes' business empire.
Crown Resorts has accepted its failings and is working earnestly to address its deficiencies, according to the embattled casino giant's lawyer Kanaga Dharmananda.
The Perth Casino Royal Commission resumes this week and for the first time will question people who oversaw Crown Resorts' Western Australian operations.
The ex-officio chair of the state's Gaming and Wagering Commission has conceded he may have “erred” in believing the state's chief casino officer's relationships with Crown staff didn't present a conflict of interest.
The Perth Casino Royal Commission chair has urged the parties involved to be respectful, courteous and to act with integrity as the commission held its second hearing today.
Crown Perth has posted a $42.5 million increase in underlying earnings after continuing to receive JobKeeper until the end of September, despite reopening in June after restrictions lifted.
The state will launch a royal commission to determine whether Crown Perth should keep its casino licence following allegations of money laundering at Crown Resorts.
Nicola Forrest, Sue Murphy, Neville Owen, and Diane Smith-Gander have been recognised for their service at this year's Queen's Birthday Honours, along with business executives including Anthony Kiernan, Greg Wall and Graeme Wallis.
Kerry Stokes is one of Australia's wealthiest and most private business leaders, but that has changed with the release of two biographies in two years. However conspicuous gaps in what we know about his deals and erstwhile partners remain.
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
