The Latest Breaking News from Federal Court

Billionaire businessman James Packer is set to exit Crown Resorts, with the Federal Court approving Blackstone's takeover of the troubled casino operator.

Former Hunter senator Brian Burston offered to console a distraught staffer with the best sex of her life, his defamation trial has been told.

Clive Mensink has lost two appeals over contempt of court proceedings brought when he failed to attend court to be questioned about Queensland Nickel.

Two of Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie's former staff lose their Federal Court case against her, with a judge finding none of their allegations stacked up and their evidence at trial was at times "vengeful".

Blackstone is likely to become the new owner of Perth's casino as the WA government approves the US firm's acquisition of Crown Resorts, but Federal Court approval is still required before the takeover can proceed.

The liquidators of ForexCT are trying to claw back cash from a parent company believed to be domiciled in the tax haven of Gibraltar.

Vina Money Transfer Pty Ltd has been fined $1 million in the Federal Court for its involvement in a price-fixing cartel between 2011 and 2016.

Good morning, early birds. China is about to open its first offshore naval facility in the Indo-Pacific in a move Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called ‘concerning’, and the Federal Court has ordered Twitter to hand over information about an account known as PRGuy17. It’s the news you need to…

MORNING BRIEFING: Almost half a million motorists will be eligible for quarterly rebates on their toll bill as the government tries to address the rising cost of living in New South Wales.

Traditional owner Dennis Tipakalippa says he was not consulted about Santos's multi-billion-dollar Barossa project, which will run a gas pipeline through his family's sea country.

Russian companies have filed papers in the Federal Court arguing Queensland Alumina Limited had no right to cut them out of the business because of sanctions.