20 Adelaide intersections to close by Friday as police test red light cameras

Police will begin to close Adelaide’s “top 20 highest risk” intersections across Adelaide by tomorrow in order to test red light cameras, after a surprise Supreme Court decision led to the suspension of 3000 unpaid red light fines and a legal requirement for cameras at 134 junctions to be tested every 28 days.

Bank hit with $1.3b money laundering fine

Westpac has agreed to pay a record $1.3 billion fine for major breaches of money laundering and terror financing laws – the largest civil penalty in Australian history.

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Yes, Optus hit with big fine for spam, fake bills

The communications watchdog has hit Optus with a $504,000 fine for spamming consumers who had unsubscribed from the telco’s texts and emails.

Facebook fined $7 billion after privacy probe, new antitrust inquiry opens

Facebook will pay a record $US5 billion ($A7.2 billion) fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and will boost safeguards on user data, the US Federal Trade Commission and the social media company say.

Calombaris fined over $7m restaurant staff underpayment

Celebrity chef George Calombaris has been found to have underpaid staff at his restaurants by nearly $8 million.