Regulation

The director of three Perth-based website development and digital marketing companies has been convicted in the District Court of using his position dishonestly to gain an advantage.

Telstra has been ordered to cut the price it charges other telcos to access its copper wire network, raising the prospect of lower phone and internet bills for consumers.

The transport minister's refusal to provide information to parliament on the controversial Perth Freight Link was not appropriate, a report from the auditor general has found.

Shares in NRW Holdings have nearly doubled in value after the company lifted a trading suspension following two wins in the Supreme Court of Western Australia in its dispute with Samsung C&T.

NRW Holdings has had a legal win over Samsung C&T, with the Supreme Court upholding a $17 million adjudication in favour of the Perth-based contractor.

Thirteen peak industry groups in Western Australia have backed the establishment of an infrastructure advisory group, in a move designed to give the business sector a unified voice and more weight in policy setting.

A subsidiary of Mineral Resources has been fined $90,000 in a Western Australian court after a worker was injured three years ago while unloading pipes from a truck at Consolidated Minerals' manganese mine in the Pilbara.

The Western Australian consumer watchdog has handed Mandurah-based A&J Training and Assessment a red card for failing to complete assessments for workers who had completed their high risk work courses.

The corporate watchdog has fined Perth stockbroking firm DJ Carmichael $300,000 for actions undertaken by one of its former employees in 2011.

The competition watchdog has raised concerns that Shell's proposed $70 billion takeover of BG Group could lead to higher gas prices.

Curtin University will close its Sydney campus in 2017 while education provider Navitas, which manages the campus and delivers the programs, will consolidate its services at La Trobe Sydney.

The corporate watchdog has stopped Perth-based Macro Realty Developments from promoting a Pilbara property investment that ran afoul of Australian company regulations.

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An inquiry into Western Australia’s development assessment panels has recommended a more transparent process to deal with complaints regarding decisions, but has ruled out allowing third-party appeals.

7-Eleven founder and chairman Russ Withers says allegations of staff underpayment by franchisees have challenged all levels of the company, and substantial changes will be made to its business model.

The Australian Institute of Geoscientists has appealed to the federal government for the inclusion of the geoscientist profession on the list of jobs to which labour market testing applies under the 457 visa program.

Former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Allan Fels will lead an independent panel to receive and review claims involving underpaid staff by franchisees of 7-Eleven.

The competition watchdog plans to grant a regulatory exemption to WA Chip & Pulp Co, which will allow the Japanese-owned woodchip exporter to continue its partnership with international grain trader Bunge at the Port of Bunbury.

The corporate watchdog says former Hanlong Mining managing director Hui Xiao has pleaded guilty to insider trading involving two Perth resources companies.

7-Eleven says it will establish an independent panel to review franchise agreement terms, amid claims that staff have been underpaid by franchisees.

A new survey and report offer a clearer picture of Fifo workforces in the resources sector.

The corporate watchdog is considering an update to its disclosure policy for prospectuses, one week after uncertainty over the policy contributed to the collapse of a high-profile backdoor listing deal.

A new iron ore mine proposed by BHP Billiton, and revisions to conditions placed on Rio Tinto’s Marandoo iron ore project near Tom Price, have been recommended for approval by the environmental watchdog.

Three of Gina Rinehart's companies have collectively been fined $130,000 for lodging their financial reports too late, as the requirement for large proprietary companies to release annual financial statements has come under question.

Richard Jonathon Sheridan, the director of One Emperor Pty Ltd (deregistered – ASIC) trading as WOW Makeovers, has been successfully prosecuted by the Building Commissioner for registration and contractual offences he committed in relation to a $250,000 renovation of a Scarborough house between May and November 2011.

A new leadership team has taken the helm at the Potato Marketing Corporation as the industry moves towards deregulation.

The Perth-based research division of consumer goods technology developer DDD Group has filed a lawsuit in the US alleging that LG Electronics' range of 3D televisions has infringed three of its patents

The corporate watchdog has permanently banned local brokers Eric-John Pryor and Peter McDonald from providing credit and financial services after being found to have engaged in misconduct when brokering car financing for a business in Victoria Park.

A former director of local gold mining company Northern Star Resources has narrowly avoided time behind bars for insider trading.

The state government is softening its stance on ride-sharing service Uber, but won't drop prosecutions against drivers accused of breaking the law, Premier Colin Barnett says.

The Environmental Protection Authority has recommended strict conditional approval of Doral Mineral Sands’ proposed Yoongarillup project near Bussleton.

The state government’s proposed $2.2 billion Forrestfield-Airport rail link has been recommended for conditional approval by the Environmental Protection Authority.