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Former senator renews legal fight over FoI delays

Transparency advocate Rex Patrick will renew a fight to cut delays in freedom of information requests, which he claims are intentionally slowed by underfunding.

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Senator won't stop at 'no' in bid for 'X' vote to count

Votes marked 'X' will remain informal at the upcoming voice referendum after the Federal Court dismissed a bid to have them regarded as 'no'.

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Qantas Continues Its Villain Era After Being Found Guilty Of Illegally Sacking 1700 Staff

Mind you, this has all come out within weeks of the airline copping a class action suit, accusations of slot hoarding, and backlash over its decision to expire unredeemed Qantas points.

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High Court ruling vindicates sacked Qantas workers but doesn't stop the outsourcing of jobs in the future

Qantas faces a potentially huge compensation payout to sacked workers, in a further knock to the carrier’s already diminished reputation.

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‘Workers put through hell’: Qantas loses High Court appeal over sacking of 1,700 staff

As one pilot remarked, ‘Pity Joyce wasn’t here to face the fire that he caused. Hopefully some more heads will roll’.

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Mercedes-Benz's legal win over car dealers could transform the way new cars are sold in Australia

In what has been called the most important legal case in the history of the Australian automotive industry, the Federal Court has rejected a $650 million compensation claim against Mercedes-Benz for replacing its traditional dealership model with a fixed-price, direct-to-customer agency model.

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‘Attempts to manhandle me’: ex-FOI head’s fraught relationship with info counterpart

Leo Hardiman KC was a hotly anticipated witness appearing before the Senate inquiry into Australia’s broken FOI system.

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Multi-million dollar compensation approved for toxic foam

The "forever chemicals" are linked to cancers, birth defects and diseases.

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Dell Australia fined a whopping $6.5 million for placebo discounts on monitors

Dell Australia was found to be presenting falsified discounts on its website for add-on computer monitors. As a result, the Federal Court fined the company a whopping 6.5 million US dollars.

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The Kimba nuclear waste plan bites the dust. Here's what went wrong and how to do better next time

The federal government has scrapped plans to build the nation’s first radioactive waste storage facility on farmland near Kimba in South Australia. Frankly, it was never going to work. The plan was doomed from the start.

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Bid-rigging is rife in Australian construction, but the process itself is partly to blame

Earlier this year the Federal Court found ARM Architecture and its then managing director Tony Allen were guilty of attempting to rig bids for a tender relating to a $250 million building project at Charles Darwin University.

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3 Sydney Influencers Are Suing A Chinese Restaurant For Accusing Them Of Faking Food Poisoning

"Note the CCTV footage of them continuing to eat WHILST complaining about the food too."

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Employers will resist, but the changes for casual workers are about accepting reality

The Albanese government’s plan to improve the pathway to permanency for casual workers has employers worried, fearful their ability to employ casual workers will be restricted.

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Barngarla people cheer after halting Kimba nuclear dump

The Federal Court has set aside a decision to build a nuclear waste facility at Kimba, upholding the Barngarla people's case against the dump on their country.

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Won’t someone please think of the gambling companies?!

Why is AUSTRAC being nice to Crown casino over money laundering? And why is NSW Labor playing nice with Star? They’re rotten companies.

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Father's bullying claims left Shyla Heal 'traumatised'

Star guard and Opals basketballer Shyla Heal claims the day her father was suspended she was manhandled by Flames strength and conditioning coach Mitch Fuller.

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Consumers lied to about 'guaranteed' parking, ACCC says

A company which owns over 450 car parks across Australia falsely claimed consumers could reserve parking places by booking them, the consumer watchdog has said.

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Illegal algorithm costs Insurance Australia $40 million

Insurance Australia Limited has been penalised $40 million by the Federal Court for misleading customers with NRMA insurance policies.

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Gas project loses tax claim over fly-in fly-out costs

A construction company for a Queensland gas project has argued for claiming more than $13 million in tax deductions for the cost of flying in workers.

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Seven chased for legal costs of Ben Roberts-Smith loss

Seven Network and Kerry Stokes' private company are being pursued for costs by three media organisations after Ben Roberts-Smith's massive defamation loss.

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LGBTQ+ people are facing increasing persecution globally, but refugee status is still extremely hard to get

The newly passed Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda has made a country that was already dangerous for LGBTQ+ people truly treacherous.

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Sydney MP sues Mark Latham over ‘homophobic’ tweet

Independent MP Alex Greenwich is suing Mark Latham for aggravated damages, claiming the NSW One Nation leader defamed him.

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Sydney MP sues Mark Latham over 'homophobic' tweet

Independent MP Alex Greenwich alleges Mark Latham defamed him in a statement of claim filed against the former federal opposition leader in the Federal Court.

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Katy Perry appeals trademark loss to Aussie designer

Pop superstar Katy Perry is challenging a court judgment that found her Prism tour merchandise infringed the trade mark of an Australian fashion designer.

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Leaked Higgins texts ‘calculated to pressure witnesses’

Leaked text messages sent by Brittany Higgins could be an orchestrated effort to influence defamation action launched by Bruce Lehrmann, lawyers have argued.

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