Russian mining giant Nordgold alleges its takeover target Cardinal Resources has acted deceptively towards shareholders, with the matter escalated to the Takeovers Panel.
Western Australia's parliament has cleared the way for industrial manslaughter laws which will enforce a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment for workplace deaths.
Crown Resorts has apologised to shareholders for governance and risk management failures unearthed by a NSW inquiry, while an investor revolt prompted a director to resign.
Crown Resorts chair Helen Coonan has questioned the work of three of her top executives as she sought to defend the gaming company’s board over its own performance.
Australia's anti-money laundering agency has launched a formal investigation into Crown Resorts, which also revealed top executive Barry Felstead has been made redundant.
Elmore has won a federal court battle launched by its former chief operating officer, who was dismissed for misleading the board about the viability of iron ore projects in India.
The state’s peak business group has strongly criticised elements of the state government’s workplace safety bill but notably has supported plans for 20-year jail terms in extreme cases.
More than $5 million was fraudulently acquired by a former Fremantle Ports employee who remains on the run overseas, Western Australian police believe.
A Perth childcare centre has been fined $15,000 after three toddlers sustained severe burns to their feet during a fire drill on a hot day last summer.
Two directors and the company secretary of ASX-listed Continental Coal have been charged with breaching their duties, as well as providing false and misleading statements.
The ACCC has raised concerns with the prospective merger of two of Australia’s largest laundry businesses, arguing it may substantially reduce competition across the sector.
Two major contractors in the oil and gas sector, Technip Oceania and DOF Subsea, are facing legal action over their safety practices on the Wheatstone and Ichthys gas projects.
The Federal Court in Perth has approved the appointment of interim receivers to the property of Chris Marco, who the corporate watchdog has accused of running a large Ponzi scheme that is deeply in the red.
The federal government has temporarily amended continuous disclosure provisions that apply to companies and their officers, citing concern about companies being exposed to opportunistic class actions.
The biggest player in Australia’s litigation funding market has supported new licensing rules proposed by the federal government while also pushing for the new requirements to be extended to law firms.
The state government has unveiled reform packages designed to improve procurement processes and environmental approvals, with the latter seen as an important step towards a keenly awaited bilateral approvals plan with the federal government.
UPDATED: The state government has called an “urgent” summit of farm leaders to discuss workplace safety, at a time when a broad coalition of industry groups have been pushing to halt controversial changes planned to its Work Health and Safety legislation.
Former BAC Group managing director Mark Armstrong has been charged with making a misleading statement to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, and ex-Stellar Corporate Solutions director Craig Dale will face court on charges of avoiding anti-money laundering reporting requirements.
Two court rulings this month have paved the way for the continued investigation of property developers Allen Caratti and Tina Bazzo, who are being pursued by the Australian Tax Office, the Federal Police, and liquidators.
The City of Armadale has been hit with one of the largest fines imposed for a workplace safety breach in Western Australia, after state government agency WorkSafe appealed the penalty initially imposed over a 2014 incident.
Kelmscott-based adviser Anthony Hilsley has been banned from providing financial services for four years, while real estate sales representative James Mitsopoulous has been banned from working in the industry for 10 years.
Keith Bowker, who was previously banned six years from providing financial services, has received a reduced ban of two years after appealing the ASIC decision to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Property analyst Mark Goldenberg has been permanently banned from engaging in any credit activities, after he was found operating an illegal early access to superannuation scheme in Perth.
