Qube has vowed to defend a $15.5 million lawsuit it’s facing at the hands of the maritime union over claims it unlawfully docked the wages of up to 1,000 stevedores.
The Law Society of WA has welcomed the commencement today of uniform law reforms, saying the changes will deliver benefits for both the profession and consumers.
WorkSafe has highlighted a Bayswater company’s “long history of flouting workplace safety laws” after its managing director was fined over workplace safety charges.
A probe into failed firm Titan Interactive has been given access to list of prominent business figures it approached to acquire capital, including Multiplex heir Andrew Roberts and millionaire John Poynton.
The Federal Court has cleared the way for private equity giant Blackstone Group to take over the troubled Crown Resorts business, the last major hurdle for the $8.9 billion acquisition to go ahead.
Pitcher Partners founder Bryan Hughes has been questioned before a public probe over the collapse of his brother’s firm Titan Interactive back in 2018.
Genesis Minerals has joined Strike Energy and APM Human Services International in announcing that convicted border cheat Nev Power will continue on its board of directors.
The national competition regulatory body is taking short-stay accommodation service Airbnb to court, claiming prices shown on its website misled Australian users.
The prosecution will spend the next six weeks considering if a legal action against prominent businessman Nev Power’s company Airpower Australia is in the public interest.
Businessman Nicholas Ivanina has been forced to surrender almost $4 million in assets, including cash and an apartment, following a major international investigation led by federal police.
Crown has been handed an $80 million fine by the Victorian gambling watchdog and warned there could be more to come as the fallout from the Royal Commission continues.
The state’s workplace safety watchdog has issued a stark warning to the construction industry after another builder was hit with a hefty fine over an employee fall at a work site.
Business leader John Poynton has detailed the challenging year he has endured, dissecting his role at Crown and the retention of Nev Power on the Strike Energy board.
A bid by one of Australia’s largest mineral sands producers to revive a mine proposal in the state’s South West will be subject to the highest level of scrutiny by the environmental watchdog.
The state government has slashed environmental reporting rules for low-risk industry licences, promising less red tape and a more risk-based assessment approach.
Exploration company Australian Mines and its managing director Benjamin Bell are facing allegations of breaching disclosure obligations about the Sconi Project.
Liquidators for Forex Capital Trading released their investigation report, finding that the company’s former customers have incurred a loss of at least $77.5 million.
ASIC has banned a Landsdale-based director from managing companies for more than four years after three of his businesses collapsed with $10 million in debts.
Travel booking company Trivago has been fined $44.7 million after a Federal Court judge found it intentionally misled consumers about hotel room rates.
A WA doctor has been sentenced to seven months’ jail for failing to comply with court orders to lodge 18 outstanding income tax returns and business activity statements.
The corruption scandal involving jailed senior Department of Communities chief Paul Whyte has resulted in further damaging fallout to the government agency's housing division.
