The Latest Breaking News from Federal Court

Former Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg is taking a former constituent to court for bankruptcy over more than $400,000 in unpaid legal fees.

Traditional owners have urged the federal Labor government to drop plans for a nuclear waste facility on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

Their journeys to activism have been very different, but they have faced similar challenges as young women of colour fighting for climate justice.

The Yindjibarndi traditional owners won a landmark native title case in the Pilbara in 2020 in a David-and-Goliath battle with mining giant Fortescue Metals Group, however, negotiations over royalties for mining iron ore on their land fell through. Now they are launching legal action against FMG for compensation.

The first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a Tesla Model 3 in “autopilot” mode.

A federal district court judge dismissed Lindell's counterclaims against Dominion and Smartmatic, and Lindell may still be on the hook for defamation.

The Federal Court has ordered the removal of campaign signs in the seat of Higgins that the Labor Party alleges are aimed at confusing voters.

The Liberal Party has denied authorising green-coloured signs telling voters to "put Labor last".

All Australians with COVID-19 will be able to vote under rule changes requested by the Australian electoral commissioner.

The state government has announced a former Federal Court judge will undertake an independent review into SafeWork SA's decision not to prosecute Gayle Woodford's employer, Nganampa Health Council (NHC), for her death.

The South Australian government has appointed a former Federal Court judge to review the WorkSafe SA investigation into the death of nurse Gayle Woodford.