Australia’s competition watchdog believes the planned global merger of oilfield services companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes could give the combined group, and current market leader Schlumberger, too much power.
A proposed acquisition of tech entrepreneur Justin Miller’s company, Nuheara, by Wild Acre Metals has hit a major roadblock after concerns were raised by the corporate watchdog.
More than 8,000 Commonwealth Bank of Australia customers will share in $7.6 million in refunds after the bank failed to deliver the benefits offered by one of its agricultural packages.
Consumer Protection is investigating a ‘bogus’ investment company which is believed to have taken nearly $700,000 from Australians through its fake website.
Oliver Wood, the director of three Perth-based web development and digital marketing companies, has been handed a 10-month suspended prison sentence for using his position dishonestly to gain an advantage.
Grain handler CBH Group has welcomed a report from the competition watchdog, which has expressed concern about the impact of the proposed $12 billion takeover of freight logistics company Asciano by Brookfield Infrastructure.
Airbnb won't be able to hide surprise fees anymore after the consumer watchdog pushed the user-to-user accommodation service to improve its pricing policy.
The competition watchdog has dealt a blow to the taxi industry's attempt to take on ride sharing service Uber with a new smartphone booking app, saying it could threaten smaller competitors Ingogo and Gocatch.
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.
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.
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.
