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Calls for Australia's employment laws to be overhauled in wake of stoush between Sally Rugg and Monique Ryan

A Federal Court challenge between high-profile political staffer Sally Rugg and teal MP Monique Ryan shines a light on Australia's "troubling" parliamentary culture and prompts experts to call for employment legislation to be overhauled.

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High Court ditches Facebook challenge over privacy

The High Court of Australia has sent Facebook back to the Federal Court over the Cambridge Analytica privacy breaches.

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Aboriginal elders give federal court evidence on FMG Pilbara dispute

The Federal Court has heard evidence as part of a long-running dispute between traditional owners and Andrew Forrest's resources company.

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Elders giving evidence in Fortescue compensation case

The Federal Court is holding on-country hearings in the case that will decide how much compensation Fortescue must pay the Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara.

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High Court dumps Facebook's challenge against prosecution over Cambridge Analytica privacy breaches

Facebook had argued it was not responsible for allegedly unlawful access to Australians' personal data in 2014 and 2015, which was later used in Donald Trump's election campaign.

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Judge rules Sally Rugg cannot continue working for MP Monique Ryan while they face off in court

A Federal Court judge has dismissed an application by political adviser Sally Rugg to continue working for teal MP Monique Ryan while their employment dispute plays out in court.

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High Court to decide if Facebook is liable for the possible breach of 300,000 Australians' personal data

A personality quiz on Facebook, which led to the now-infamous Cambridge Analytica data breach, will take centre stage in the High Court of Australia today.

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Traditional owners fight to stop nuclear waste dump

A group of traditional owners will seek to overturn plans for a nuclear waste dump on SA's Eyre Peninsula in a Federal Court case.

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Traditional owners fight to stop SA nuclear waste dump

A group of traditional owners are seeking to overturn plans for a nuclear waste dump on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula in a Federal Court case.

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Barngarla women warn Kimba nuclear waste plan will 'destroy' sacred site, Dreaming stories

The ancient women's story of the Seven Sisters will be "destroyed" if a proposed nuclear waste facility proceeds, Barngarla elders say ahead of their Federal Court case.

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Sally Rugg 'pushed' into resigning chief-of-staff role for teal MP Monique Ryan, court told

The working relationship between teal MP Monique Ryan and her chief-of-staff Sally Rugg deteriorated because of a number of incidents, including when the staffer travelled on a plane while positive for COVID-19, a court hears.

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Federal Court Dropout: Kanye’s burger case thrown out

The US rapper formerly known as Kanye West has had a lawsuit against a Melbourne burger restaurant named after a 2004 album thrown out.

The New Daily

Mediation fails to settle legal dispute between Sally Rugg and Monique Ryan

Four weeks of mediation fails to settle the legal dispute between federal MP Monique Ryan and her chief of staff Sally Rugg — setting the pair up for a protracted battle in the Federal Court.

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Brian Flores wins right to take NFL class action and cases against Giants, Broncos & Texans to court

INDIANAPOLIS – A U.S. District court judge ruled Wednesday that Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores can take his discrimination cases against the NFL, Giants, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans to an open federal court in front of a jury.

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Decades after Eddie Mabo's historic native title case, a new court victory brings his dream full circle

When five Indigenous groups came together on a native title claim, their traditional singing was crucial evidence. Now they're celebrating a landmark legal outcome.

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Lisa Wilkinson to rely on qualified privilege in defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson will rely on qualified privilege to defend herself in a defamation case brought by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann.

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ASIC sues TerraCom Limited and senior company figures after allegations it faked coal quality reports

In a national first, the corporate watchdog will take Queensland's Terracom, and four senior company figures at the time, to court for conduct it alleges harmed a whistleblower.

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Native title claim for Torres Strait islands decided

Native title over Torres Strait islands Warral and Ului is shared by the Badulgal and Mualgal peoples but not the Kaurareg group, the Federal Court says.

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Port of Newcastle says competition watchdog's container case loss won't stop its plans

ACCC comments on its loss in major container terminal case

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'Clean' fuel claims by gas giant Santos challenged in court

The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has sued Santos in the Federal Court alleging the oil and gas producer engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct violating consumer law.

AAP

Aboriginal aged pension claim 'correcting disadvantage'

A prominent barrister has raised the life expectancy gap in arguing his Aboriginal client should have access to his age pension sooner than non-Indigenous men.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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