RM Capital Pty Ltd and its authorised representative have been penalised $925,000 over what the corporate watchdog has labelled a systemic failure to uphold consumer protection safeguards.
KPMG insolvency practitioners have been called in to take control of 54 pharmacies operated by a major Priceline franchisee, including four stores in Western Australia.
Former Cambridge mayor Keri Shannon has been ordered to make public apologies at a council meeting, after failing to overturn a complaints panel's ruling.
Former senator Rod Culleton has been sentenced to a good behaviour order for more than two years after providing false information to election officials.
M Construction has been handed a $350,000 fine after pleading guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe work environment following the death of a 19-year-old worker.
One of the country's biggest superannuation fund trustees will pay a $23.5 million penalty after more than 7,000 of its members experienced unreasonable delays.
Creditors of collapsed Nicheliving face a further 10-month wait before they can recover the balance of their debts, after the directors gained another extension to their buy-back deal.
Two directors of a Perth insurance broking firm have been convicted and fined $15,000 for failing to lodge financial documents with the corporate regulator for five-years.
The corporate watchdog and the Australian Federal Police have raided three residential premises as part of an ongoing investigation into fallen homebuilder Nicheliving.
A Supreme Court judge has expressed dismay after a female associate at Perth establishment law firm Lavan was left to explain mistakes in the court battle for Wiluna Mining.
One of WA's oldest specialist police units, the Gold Squad, uses intelligence to crack open gold theft and illegal processing cases, which has spread beyond the Goldfields.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against a former East Victoria Park restaurant and its director, alleging more than a dozen workers were underpaid.
Australia's corporate regulator is accusing a financial planning company of engaging in "industrial-scale misconduct" for exposing nearly 7000 investors to dodgy super funds.
The corporate regulator is suing sunken explorer AVZ Minerals and two Perth directors for allegedly failing to disclose an escalating legal dispute linked to a mammoth African lithium deposit.
The Business Council of Australia says WA is the second worst state in the country for doing business, with payroll tax, land tax and retail trading hours the main problem areas.
The corporate watchdog has flagged easing reporting requirements for smaller firms while warning private credit to shape up or face tougher regulation.
The former finance manager of Avid Resources claims the contracting group's cashflow difficulties began straight after Ansh Gautam acquired the businesses from the wreckage of RCR Tomlinson.
Wesfarmers boss Rob Scott has disclosed a challenging outlook for several of the group's businesses while also detailing an alarming rise in retail crime and threats to staff.
A Perth company has been fined almost $1 million over a teenage worker's death, which the workplace health and safety watchdog says is a record penalty under state laws.
