Regulation

Ousted FMR Investments operations manager Patrick Keogh has denied fabricating claims his estranged mentor Peter Bartlett approved a secret bonus scheme.

Australian companies are running out of time to get prepared for mandatory climate reporting requirements which come into effect in July next year.

Australians have been scammed out of $175 million in the first half of 2025 alone, the national consumer watchdog reports.

Former tomato king Michael Le is set for an autumn showdown with lawyers, police and federal authorities over failed prosecutions last decade.

A former financial adviser has appeared in a Perth court after being extradited from New Zealand, over allegations of stealing $4.1 million from her clients.

WorkSafe has started an investigation into a work-related fatality at a mine site in the state's Goldfields-Esperance region this morning.

G & G Mining Fabrication will pay more than $500,000 over a workplace incident that caused a worker to lose his eye and suffer serious head injuries.

Former Supreme Court judge Janine Pritchard will lead a review into the state's justice system, including costs for well-resourced parties.

Sweeping reforms to competition law will reshape how Australian companies undertake M&As.

Gina Rinehart-controlled Roy Hill Iron Ore has failed in a Supreme Court application to protect ownership of two mining leases in its $12 billion operation.

Google engaged in anti-competitive behaviour when it asked telcos to install only its search engine on phones, Australia's competition watchdog says.

The corporate watchdog will pay more than $3.5 million to TerraCom staff, including former chair Wal King, after the court dismissed its legal action against the thermal coal company.

The Super Members Council has estimated Western Australian workers suffered a loss of $676 million in retirement savings over superannuation underpayments in 2022-23.

Australia's information watchdog will chase a separate charge for each of the 9.5 million Australians who had data compromised in the 2022 Optus hacks.

The Economic Regulation Authority has issued Tronox a penalty after an investigation unearthed almost $12 million worth of incorrect energy payments.

The environmental watchdog will assess Newmont's proposed Boddington mine extension, expecting impacts from the flagged clearing of 528 hectares of native vegetation.

WorkSafe Commissioner Sally North says the tragic workplace death of a 19-year-old is a sad reminder of the need for safety producers, as the construction firm was fined $250,000.

Newroz Kebab & Turkish Bakery has been hit with a hefty financial penalty after the state's Industrial Magistrates Court found it deliberately underpaid a migrant worker more than $100,000.

The state government has dismissed Bulletin Resources' appeal over mineral exploration near Ravensthorpe, a move environmental groups described as a landmark decision.

Banks will pay more than $93 million to refund low-income customers who were charged excessive fees, after a review by the corporate watchdog.

An independent review of Synergy will put the state-owned gas and electricity provider's retail billing practices and complaints management systems under a microscope.

The Federal Court has penalised a Perth IT business and a former pharmacy operator in Fremantle, over breaches of fair work regulations.

The financial crimes regulator has ended its enforceable undertaking against National Australia Bank for its shortcomings in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism compliance.

A subsidiary of gold miner Westgold Resources has been fined for the second time in 16 months over workplace safety incidents, with the latest fine being one of the largest ever handed down.

The corporate watchdog will probe the debt management and credit repair sector, in a bid to strengthen consumer protection.

An enforceable undertaking placed on The Perth Mint after it failed to comply with anti-money laundering rules has been concluded by the federal government's financial regulator.

The Bennett family-run AMB Consolidated will face charges over a worker's fall at a private farm north-east of Perth, an incident which a contractor has been fined $750,000 for.

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Synergy has been slapped with a compliance notice after the state-owned gas and electricity provider reported overcharging almost $2.3 million to thousands of customers.

A funeral fund which scammed thousands of dollars from vulnerable Indigenous people has been handed further fines, after it was found to be misrepresenting its Aboriginal-owned status.

A Perth real estate agent and his company have been banned from holding a licence and penalised $10,000 for serious misconduct.

Industrial inspectors have recovered more than $1 million for underpaid workers, a state department claims.