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Slow whistleblower reform take up in corporate sector

Slow whistleblower reform take up in corporate sector

Whistleblowers are having a harder time coming forward in some large companies that have failed to implement reforms to encourage disclosures about wrongdoing.

Massive fine for home loan compliance failures

Massive fine for home loan compliance failures

Massive fine for home loan compliance failures

Massive fine for home loan compliance failures

Defunct home lender RAMS has been fined $20 million by the Federal Court after admitting to widespread misconduct over a four-year period.

Major sunscreen brands to defend greenwashing claim

Major sunscreen brands to defend greenwashing claim

Major sunscreen brands to defend greenwashing claim

Major sunscreen brands to defend greenwashing claim

Two popular sunscreen brands allegedly misled users for years, despite their owners knowing of the adverse environmental effects of their ingredients.

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Coles, Woolies debate number of fake discount products

Coles, Woolies debate number of fake discount products

Coles and Woolworths will bargain with the competition watchdog on a list of items used as court evidence over allegations of illusory discount schemes.

How AI is being weaponised to attack Aussie businesses

How AI is being weaponised to attack Aussie businesses

Australia is among the world's biggest targets for online attacks and artificial intelligence technology is making intrusions harder to detect.

Businesses being held to ransom but more refuse to pay

Businesses being held to ransom but more refuse to pay

Ransomware is on the rise in Australia, with an analysis of data breaches showing more online attacks come with a financial motive.

Key sectors most vulnerable to hacking in AI arms race

Key sectors most vulnerable to hacking in AI arms race

Artificial intelligence is being used to craft more dangerous cyber attacks, putting some of Australia's most critical industry sectors at greatest risk.

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'Can't work in the dark': ASIC calls out private market

'Can't work in the dark': ASIC calls out private market

'Can't work in the dark': ASIC calls out private market

'Can't work in the dark': ASIC calls out private market

Financial watchdog ASIC is concerned about a lack of transparency in the growing private equity and private credit markets, as well as a slowdown in IPOs.

Star heads accused of turning blind eye to illicit cash

Star heads accused of turning blind eye to illicit cash

Star heads accused of turning blind eye to illicit cash

Star heads accused of turning blind eye to illicit cash

Executives at troubled gambling firm The Star allegedly put profit over risk management by ignoring the potential criminal cash washing through its casinos.

Webjet sued for misleading buyers on prices, bookings

Webjet sued for misleading buyers on prices, bookings

Webjet sued for misleading buyers on prices, bookings

Webjet sued for misleading buyers on prices, bookings

Webjet no longer advertises minimum flight prices without compulsory booking fees after the consumer watchdog dragged it to court over the practice.

Fists, knives, guns: why Bunnings turned to facial data

Fists, knives, guns: why Bunnings turned to facial data

Fists, knives, guns: why Bunnings turned to facial data

Fists, knives, guns: why Bunnings turned to facial data

Lowest prices were just the beginning for hundreds of thousands of Australians whose facial data was recorded by Bunnings without their consent.

Discount class action fresh headache for grocery giants

Discount class action fresh headache for grocery giants

Discount class action fresh headache for grocery giants

Discount class action fresh headache for grocery giants

Australia's two major supermarket chains say they will defend against class action lawsuits brought over allegations of misleading promotional price practices.

Corporate cop wants finer silk to take on big business

Corporate cop wants finer silk to take on big business

Corporate cop wants finer silk to take on big business

Corporate cop wants finer silk to take on big business

Commonwealth caps on how much the financial market regulator can pay lawyers are giving major corporations an advantage in court.

Developer forced to repay $11m 'washed' in tax fraud

Developer forced to repay $11m 'washed' in tax fraud

Developer forced to repay $11m 'washed' in tax fraud

Developer forced to repay $11m 'washed' in tax fraud

The liquidators of Plutus Payroll will recoup over $11 million sent to a blackmailer threatening to expose what is now known as Australia's biggest tax fraud.

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'Game-changer' ruling to hit dodgy business tactics

Corporate wrong-doers are on notice following a landmark High Court decision relating to predatory business models.

China food giant sued for Aussie wheat-market meddling

Australia's corporate watchdog has taken a Chinese state-owned food processor to court over accusations it manipulated the market for wheat prices.

'Fall from grace' as paralegal jailed over $1.5m fraud

A former paralegal will never work in a law firm again after she "obliterated" her professional reputation stealing more than $1.5 million from her employer.

Telstra fined $1.5 million after customers put at risk

Thousands of Telstra customers have been made vulnerable to scams and other kinds of mobile fraud after the telco failed to comply with ID requirements.

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'Deep flaws' in ASIC enforcement prompt calls for split

A bloated remit and chronic under-resourcing at Australia's corporate watchdog have been canvassed in a scathing parliamentary report.

ANZ named and shamed for charging dead clients

The ANZ bank has been publicly named and shamed for charging fees to dead clients and ignoring requests for information from their representatives.

'Investigating' not covered by whistleblower law: court

A court has rejected a whistleblower's appeal against a ruling that found he was not immune from prosecution related to evidence of unethical tax debt recovery.

Businessman jailed over 'breathtaking' $395m NDIS fraud

A businessman who duped international investors out of tens of millions of dollars as part of an NDIS scheme has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.

Dumpling joint fined for 'calculated' plan to rob staff

Internationally renowned dumpling chain Din Tai Fung has been penalised more than $4 million for the deliberate underpayment of workers and the cover up.

Hackers dial up data extortion, email attacks

Hackers are stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from businesses in email attacks, a cybersecurity report shows, but ransomware is becoming less common.

Westpac to pay millions after 'unconscionable conduct'

After being taken to court by the corporate watchdog, Westpac has been penalised for engaging in in unconscionable conduct in 2016.

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