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University of NSW hit with $211K penalty for underpaying casual staff
Employment 2026-01-09 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The University of NSW has been hit with a $211,200 penalty after admitting to “systemic” underpayments of casual staff at its business school.

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New merger review regime takes effect, with last-minute changes
M&A 2026-01-07 6:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Reforms to Australia’s merger review regime kicked in on 1 January, but late-breaking amendments to the new laws mean changes to notification thresholds and further exemptions.

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WiseTech to sell off Expedient Software amid ACCC concerns
Competition & Consumer Protection 2026-01-07 11:02 pm By Andy Sidler

WiseTech has agreed to divest logistics software company Expedient, which the ACCC said the Richard White-founded company acquired before the regulator had completed its competition review.

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Australian Unity hit with $7M penalty for failing to properly vet investors
ASIC 2025-12-23 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Australian Unity to pay a $7.1 million penalty in ASIC proceedings alleging it pumped more than $9.5 million into a risky mortgage scheme without properly vetting investors. 

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ASIC sues BDO, director over audit reports for Dubber
Accounting 2025-12-23 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The corporate cop has sued BDO Audit and director Dean Just in the Federal Court over alleged false and misleading reports it made for ASX-listed software company Dubber. 

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Binance agrees to $10M penalty in ASIC case, but judge wants more info
Cryptocurrency 2025-12-23 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Binance has agreed to a $10 million penalty in ASIC’s case alleging the defunct crypto firm misclassified retail customers as eligible to invest in risky derivatives, but a judge wants more details before approving the deal.

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APRA hits super trustee Diversa with additional licence conditions
Financial Services 2025-12-23 3:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fresh off being sued by ASIC for investing $300 million into Falcon Capital’s failed First Guardian Master Fund, super trustee Diversa has been hit with additional licence conditions by the prudential regulator.

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Leaders of Telegram ‘pump and dump’ scheme sentenced
ASIC 2025-12-23 11:51 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Four people who operated an illegal ‘pump and dump’ scheme through the Telegram app have been convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment via intensive correction orders.

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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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