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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Dam removal, malicious prosecution, and pre-trial diversion.

Reason

Dispute between independent MP Monique Ryan and Sally Rugg unresolved, Federal Court hears

Teal MP Monique Ryan and her chief of staff Sally Rugg are granted a two-week extension from the Federal Court to resolve a dispute over work hours.

ABC News

Federal Court releases documents detailing claims about controversial Defence torture-resistance training program

New details of a controversial military torture-resistance program are on the public record after ABC Investigations asked the Federal Court to overturn a suppression order on documents examining the techniques.

ABC News

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GetSwift to pay $18m for 'unlawful PR-driven approach'

Tech start-up GetSwift and its directors will have to pay $18 million in fines for attracting a fortune from investors through hype that failed to deliver.

AAP

Fortescue founder claims signing Yindjibarndi royalty agreement risks creating 'alcohol disasters'

Fortescue Metals executive chairman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest defends the failure to sign a mining compensation agreement with Yindjibarndi traditional owners in WA's north.

ABC News

Head coach to expand case against Sydney Flames

Head coach Shane Heal has indicated he will bring further legal claims against the Sydney Flames as he fights his suspension over bullying complaints.

AAP

Union sues amid garbage collector strikes

Waste management firm Cleanaway could face $125,000 in penalties for allegedly blocking union members from engaging in legal industrial action.

AAP

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Court finds Morrison PEP-11 veto broke natural justice

Former prime minister Scott Morrison's decision to veto the controversial gas project PEP-11 was affected by apprehended bias, the Federal Court has found.

AAP

Scott Morrison's gas licence decision 'infected by apprehended bias', Federal Court rules

A Federal Court judge quashes the former prime minister's call to reject an exploration licence off the NSW coast, finding it might have been made when his mind was "closed to persuasion".

ABC News

Coach Heal sues Sydney Flames amidst bullying claims

Head coach Shane Heal has sued the Sydney Flames after being suspended from the women's basketball team following bullying allegations made against him.

AAP

Federal government seeks to suppress court documents examining torture-resistance program

The Defence Department urgently seeks to suppress court documents examining a torture-resistance training program that a former soldier claims breached his human rights.

ABC News

Casual pay lands University of Melbourne in court

The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking the University of Melbourne to court after it allegedly underpaid casual arts faculty staff for marking students' work.

AAP

Bruce Lehrmann says he was clearly identifiable in initial Brittany Higgins interviews, defamation documents reveal

Bruce Lehrmann lodged defamation cases against Network Ten and News Life Media over two interviews with Brittany Higgins he says were published with indifference to the truth.

ABC News

The FTC's Antitrust Radicals Are Rebuked Again in Federal Court

The FTC is trying to seize new powers to regulate the economy.

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Legal dispute over youth detention class action

Western Australia's government has flagged it will need months to prepare its legal response to claims of youth detainee mistreatment aired in a class action.

Newcastle Herald

PEP-11 process to restart after Federal Court 'vacates' previous orders

A Federal Court judge has 'vacated' Hunter PEP-11 orders as authorities prepare to reassess a time extension of the offshore lease.

ABC News

Bruce Lehrmann lodges defamation cases against Ten Network and News Life Media

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lodged defamation cases against the Ten Network and News Life Media, over coverage of his high-profile court case earlier this year.

AAP

Nine to pay $545k after defaming PNG minister

Nine will have to pay $545,000 to Papua New Guinea politician William Duma over a series of defamatory AFR articles that falsely accused him of corruption.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won't be drawn on the future of NSW PEP-11 gas project

On the campaign trail ahead of the NSW election, Anthony Albanese refuses to be drawn on the future of a gas licence after a decision to cancel it by Scott Morrison triggered legal action.

Newcastle Herald

Canberra's decision to cave on PEP-11 court case reopens debate on a project central to the energy debate

PEP-11 and the global energy crisis

AAP

Morrison's offshore drilling veto could be overturned

The Federal Court could overturn a controversial call by former prime minister Scott Morrison to veto a gas drilling project off the NSW coast.

Newcastle Herald

Scott Morrison’s block on gas drilling off Newcastle to be overturned

Controversy as PEP-11 back on the drawing boards after Federal Court application

ABC News

MP Monique Ryan and chief of staff Sally Rugg agree to mediation in work hours dispute

Federal independent MP Monique Ryan and her chief of staff, Sally Rugg, put their legal dispute on ice, agreeing to go to mediation after their lawyers front the Federal Court.

AAP

ABC has to defend war crimes reports naming ex-commando

A court has ruled ABC reports naming an ex-army commando carried defamatory imputations he behaved unethically and was suspected of involvement in war crimes.

AAP

Teal MP sued by activist staffer over 'hostile conduct'

Activist and political staffer Sally Rugg has filed a lawsuit against federal Teal MP Monique Ryan for unfair dismissal, alleging "hostile workplace conduct".

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