An independent monitor has been appointed to oversee the operation of the Perth casino as the Crown Group works to establish its suitability to hold a casino licence.

WAMMCO chairman Craig Heggaton has died at the age of 63.

Some $18.4m will be used to deliver 50 standalone power units, with $8m in grants for wind turbine manufacturing up for grabs.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has slapped a five-year ban on a Queensland-based former employee of stockbroking firm Patersons Securities, after he made unauthorised trades on a client account and created false records on two further accounts.

Policymakers who leaned into big government to deal with the pandemic may face increasing pressure to do more on public sector wage increases.