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The Federal Court has unveiled its judgment against Michael Dunjey that found his company Ascent having liabilities of $117 million and likely to have operated a Ponzi scheme.

A Senate inquiry will explore the interaction of consultants and government departments at a public hearing, as the PwC tax advice scandal continues.

Large consultancy firms should be broken up to reduce conflicts of interest, the former head of the consumer watchdog has told an inquiry.

Perth corporate adviser Maurice Argento has sold his boutique consulting firm to Deloitte, marking the second time he has sold his business to one of the ‘big four’.

In this podcast Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss EY, Mainsheet, FMG, Hancock vs Wright, ATCO and inflation.

Consulting giant PwC has been suspended from two WA government procurement panels as fallout from its tax advice scandal continues but competitors KPMG and Deloitte face no such problems.

The state government has moved on progressing its proposed Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Hub in the South West after engaging Deloitte to undertake a feasibility study.

A federal court judge has been left baffled over the limited information from the liquidators of Michael Dunjey’s company assets, allegedly valued in the millions of dollars.

Perth engineering services consultancy Nihar’s 70-strong team will join Deloitte Australia adding to the ‘big four’ firm’s half a dozen acquisitions in the past decade.

Liv Declerck and Jack McGinn discuss the environmental awareness of business embarking on new development in Western Australia.

In this podcast: Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss accounting action; WeWork; Qantas; exporters; hydrogen; coal; biofuels, and skills shortages.

Roger Cook says the funding will deliver certainty, but critics say its an admission of failure and rubber stamps the closure of Griffin Coal and Bluewaters power station in 2026.

Medical research could be worth more than $2.1 billion per year to the WA economy by 2045, according to fresh research crunching the industry’s numbers for the first time.

WA Labor raised more than $6.7 million last financial year across the board, almost $2 million more than the Liberal Party’s state division.

Inflation continues to fall with the Australian Bureau of Statistics recording a 4.1 per cent rate nationally and 3.6 per cent in Perth for the past year.

The Workforce Gender Equality Agency has published gender pay gap data on more than 400 WA private sector companies, shedding a light on remuneration disparities.

The nation’s economy grew 0.2 per cent in the December quarter but the country's annual GDP rose at the slowest rate since the pandemic, according to recent ABS data.

Accounting firm Deloitte Australia has made a “small number of redundancies” across its national practice in response to challenging market and economic conditions.

The Reserve Bank of Australia continues to hold the cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent at its third board meeting of the year.

Generative AI is being used in the mining sector to simulate realistic training and identify hazards.

A new Deloitte report has highlighted Australia’s “she’ll be right” attitude towards generative AI risks the nation falling behind our neighbours in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed Bluewaters Power’s bid for an inquiry into the alleged misconduct of Griffin Coal’s receivers despite finding an element of mistrust between the parties.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has again held the country’s cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent, meeting economists’ expectations.

Deloitte Australia has posted a 2.4 per cent revenue decline and revealed 700 job losses - but the WA arm of the business has bucked the trend with an 18 per cent uptick in revenue.

The country’s annual inflation rate has increased to 3.8 per cent, up from the 3.6 per cent recorded in the previous quarter, recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.

The combined value of Western Australia’s listed companies fell to $349.7 billion last financial year, propped up by the resurgent performance of the state’s gold sector.

KPMG says a 3.9 per cent decline in revenue was largely due to poor conditions in its consultancy business, as it revealed a drop of more than 570 jobs during FY24.

WA Institute of Sport chief executive officer Matt Fulton has praised the state government for listening and backing its vision for the future.

The country’s economy only grew by 0.2 per cent in the recent quarter or 1.5 per cent annually, which the ABS found to be the weakest yearly growth since the 1990s.

Switching energy or mortgage providers could soon be as easy as ordering a rideshare, thanks to recent reforms to federal Consumer Data Right legislation.

PwC Australia has reported a sharp decline in annual revenue and staff numbers and a second big fall in partner income after a period of major restructuring.

BGC Australia has returned to the black after two years of big losses, helped by major asset sales, but acknowledged its continuing operations are still trading in the red.

WA generally outperformed national office numbers for the big four accounting firms, while mid-tier players bolstered their presence in the state.

Economic challenges have dominated discussion in a hydrogen sector where driving ideology and market need are yet to align.

Mining, government and supermarkets continue to dominate WA’s jobs figures despite upheaval in some sectors.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent as expected but economists have noted a shift in the board's tone.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the cash rate for the first time since November 2020, but governor Michele Bullock has warned the inflation fight isn’t over.

New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show Australia has passed the lowest point of its economic cycle, according to Deloitte.

A third of this year’s winners were WA companies, making it the state’s best showing since the program began in 2019.