Tag: Business regulation
Government failing to stop illegal fishing at dive site
The State Government has announced measures to combat illegal fishing in dive site where HMAS Brisbane lies, off Mooloolaba on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.[MORE]
Fatal chopper crash sparks training review
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) released a report yesterday into a fatal helicopter crash on Queensland's Gold Coast. [MORE]
Opposition, QRC back gas commissioner appointment
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says the state's first gas commissioner will help balance domestic gas needs with export opportunities. [MORE]
Coalition plans company tax rate cut
The Coalition has promised it will cut the company tax rate by 1.5 per cent if it wins government.[MORE]
Telstra fined $18.5m for anti-competitive behaviour
Telstra has been ordered to pay more than $18.5 million in fines for locking broadband competitors out of its telephone exchanges.[MORE]
Timber body backs industry expansion strategy
Queensland's peak timber industry body has welcomed a State Government plan to expand the sector. [MORE]
Council checking new tenders against corrupt practices
The Brisbane City Council (BCC) says it is concerned about allegations of corruption in the local construction industry, saying it will not tolerate any dangerous, unscrupulous or illegal activity on any of its major building projects.[MORE]
Bernanke offers cautious economic outlook
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has cautioned that the economic outlook remains "unusually uncertain".[MORE]
Obama signs financial reform into law
US president Barack Obama has signed the biggest overhaul of American financial regulation in decades into law.[MORE]
ASIC wants to see Storm report
It is believed corporate regulator ASIC has asked for a copy of the auditors' report on the Melbourne Storm salary cap issue.[MORE]
Greens want tax on junk food
The Greens have called for junk food and alcohol companies to pay an extra tax on their advertising costs to raise money for a health promotion fund.[MORE]
Great Artesian Basin not at risk from exploration: APPEA
A group representing the oil and gas industry says it does not believe water resources in the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) are being damaged or put at risk by the sector's development in Queensland. [MORE]
Landowners want mine permanently closed
Landholders in the South Burnett are calling for a controversial mine project in south-east Queensland to be permanently closed.[MORE]
Goldman tries to block Australian legal action
The investment bank Goldman Sachs is reportedly trying to stop Australian legal action against it being heard in the United States.[MORE]
US banks receive a 'stark' warning
Almost two years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the US Senate has passed laws that constitute the biggest overhaul of the country's financial sector since the Great Depression.[MORE]
Goldman agrees to record fine
Goldman Sachs has agreed to the biggest fine ever imposed by the US financial regulator to settle a fraud case.[MORE]
Surprise audit reveals good workplace practices
The Fair Work Ombudsman says an audit has found most Goldfields businesses and mining companies are complying with federal workplace relations laws.[MORE]
Conservationists applaud Government stalling LNG projects
The Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has welcomed the Federal Government's decision to review proposals for multi-billion-dollar gas projects in the state. [MORE]
Building industry confidence drops in Qld
A survey of Queensland's building and construction industry has found confidence has dropped in the last quarter.[MORE]
Garrett stalls Qld's coal seam gas projects
The Federal Government orders two mining companies to resubmit environmental impact statements for multi-billion-dollar coal seam gas projects in Qld.[MORE]
IRC dismisses Sunday trading in Bargara
The Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) has dismissed an application for Sunday trading at Bargara in southern Queensland.[MORE]
Regulator warns investors to think twice on CFDs
ASIC is warning that thousands of household investors stand to be financially devastated by high-risk investments called contracts for difference.[MORE]
Minimum shift rule remains unchanged
Retail employer groups have lost a claim to reduce the three-hour minumum rule for casuals.[MORE]
ASIC to take on market supervision next month
The transfer of responsibility for the supervision of Australia's financial markets, from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), will take place on August 1.[MORE]
Australia urged to follow EU lead on illegal timber
The Federal Government is under pressure to deliver on its election promise to ban the importation of illegal timber.[MORE]
