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BHP loses challenge to same job, same pay orders
Employment 2025-12-22 11:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

BHP and its in-house labour hire subsidiary have lost their bid to challenge same job, same pay orders by the Fair Work Commission workers at mines in central Queensland. 

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MWL adviser banned for 7 years for recommending Keystone fund
Financial Services 2025-12-22 4:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A MWL financial adviser has been banned for seven years for advising clients to invest most of their super into Keystone’s Shield Master Fund, which is suspected of misusing $480 million in investor funds. 

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ASIC questions rent-to-own company’s challenge to $7.4M penalty
ASIC 2025-12-22 4:17 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has questions about the “bona fides” of a rental company’s appeal of a $7.4 million penalty for unlawful loan agreements, telling a court it needs to see evidence about the “very rapid decline” of the company’s financial position.

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Blockchain mining firm NGS wound up for ‘blatant’ contraventions
Cryptocurrency 2025-12-22 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has ordered the winding up of blockchain mining firm NGS Group and related companies, finding they operated in “blatant” violation of the Corporations Act.

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ANZ cops $250M penalty, judge tacks on $10M for ‘inexcusable’ bond conduct
Financial Services 2025-12-19 11:05 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered ANZ to pay $250 million in penalties in four cases by ASIC – $10 million more than the bank had agreed to pay – saying ANZ had “substantially deceived” the government by overstating bond trading volumes.

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Macquarie agrees to pay $35M penalty in ASIC’s first short-sale reporting case
Financial Services 2025-12-19 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Macquarie Securities has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty in a civil suit brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging systemic misreporting of short sales over a 14-year period.

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Bendigo Bank faces regulatory action for risk management weaknesses
Financial Services 2025-12-18 1:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

AUSTRAC has launched an investigation into Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s compliance with anti-money laundering laws, as APRA directs the bank to hold a capital add-on of $50 million.

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Netwealth admits First Guardian failures in ASIC case, will pay $100M
Financial Services 2025-12-18 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super trustee Netwealth has agreed to return over $100 million to members who invested their retirement savings in the First Guardian Master Fund, in the latest action by the corporate regulator over the failed fund.

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ACCC opposes Yamaha’s bid to acquire boat maker Telwater
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-12-18 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has opposed Yamaha Motor’s proposed acquisition of aluminium trailer boat maker Telwater, saying it would result in the substantial lessening of competition in the wholesale supply of outboard motors.

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ACCC approves Coles supermarket lease acquisitions after divestment
Real Estate 2025-12-19 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC has given Coles the green light to acquire two leasehold interests to launch new supermarkets in Melbourne’s rapidly developing west after the supermarket giant agreed to divest its ownership and interest in its Kororoit Town Centre site.

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