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Court throws Health Workers Union into administration

The Health Workers Union has been slapped with an interim administration order by the Federal Court in ongoing fallout over claims of rorting by a branch boss.

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Sky-high $120m compensation bill for Qantas workers

Qantas has struck a deal to compensate more than 1800 workers to the tune of $120 million after the Federal Court found they were illegally sacked.

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Cleaning companies accused of cartel price fixing

Two cleaning companies are facing legal action over alleged cartel behaviour, as one denies all accusations and vows to take the fight to court.

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Santos sold vague plan as carbon blueprint, court told

A plan for gas giant Santos to reduce emissions does not rely on real projects and could mislead the public, a group has told the Federal Court.

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‘The social engineering of shame’: Rick Morton’s Mean Streak exposes the populism behind the unlawful robodebt scheme

At nearly 500 pages, Rick Morton’s Mean Streak provides a detailed account of the development and collapse of the robodebt scheme, which started in 2014 and is, in some ways, not yet finished.

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Environmental lawyers ordered to pay $9m to Santos

The Environmental Defenders Office has been ordered to pay Santos more than $9 million in legal fees after a failed case to stop an undersea gas pipeline.

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Pay day near for Aboriginal workers robbed of wages

The Federal Court has approved millions of dollars in compensation for Aboriginal workers who had wages withheld or were underpaid between the 1930s and 1970s.

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Hawks, Indigenous players settle Federal Court case

The long-running Hawthorn racism saga is over after the AFL club reached a settlement with a group of Indigenous former players and their families.

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Developer malaise means Woolies is behind more malls

Woolworths has cast itself as being in competition with cake shops and newsagents, while also showing the might of its construction arm.

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Energy minister's court loss offers wind farm reprieve

An offshore wind farm developer has successfully challenged the federal energy minister's decision to deny it a licence for a major proposed project.

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Minister faces legal action over stalled $1b gold mine

The decision to block sections of a proposed $1 billion gold mine under Indigenous heritage laws is facing a Federal Court challenge by the mine's developer.

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Pauline Hanson Racially Vilified Mehreen Faruqi With Appalling Tweet, Federal Court Rules

The Federal Court has determined that One Nation leader Pauline Hanson racially vilified Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi with vicious tweet.

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Irabina Autism Services sued over child restraints

The NDIS commissioner is suing a disability provider for using illegal restraints on children with complex intellectual disabilities.

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Critical judgement clears path for Lehrmann to appeal rape finding

The cash-strapped former staffer wins a major legal battle.

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Coles, Woolies call price check on ACCC discount claim

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths will fight the consumer watchdog over accusations of dodgy "price drop" campaigns.

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Qantas says sorry as sacked staff seek $200m justice

Qantas has apologised for its unlawful pandemic retrenching of 1700 workers as the transport union pursues the airline for hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Harvey Norman misled customers with 'interest-free' ads

Retail giant Harvey Norman misled consumers with a widespread ad campaign offering interest-free and no-deposit purchase options, the Federal Court has ruled.

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Tradies, businesses left waiting after winding up application adjourned

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Conservative in court win over book classification

Gender Queer was classified as unrestricted by a board which incorrectly said those against the graphic book were "broadly anti-LGBTQIA+," a court has found.

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Bruce Lehrmann Is So Broke, Lawyers From His Shitshow Defo Case Assume There’ll Be ‘No Recovery’

Bruce Lehrmann's saga under the spotlight has continued, with his appeal lodge being stalled by a security payment order.

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Racism saga: Hawks allege player dropped due to drugs

Hawthorn's defence to allegations of racism from three former AFL players includes a claim one player was dropped from a final because of recent drug use.

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Liberal civil war on show as defamation trial nears end

Deep-seated fractures in the Victorian Liberal Party have been laid bare for all to see as expelled MP Moira Deeming sues state leader John Pesutto.

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Exiled MP 'should have run' when Nazis crashed rally

A retired politician has flown in from the UK to give evidence in Moria Deeming's defamation case against Victorian Liberal Leader John Pesutto.

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Woolworths and Coles sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of more than 500 products

At a time most people are trying to cut their weekly grocery bills, Australia’s supermarket giants have been hit with legal action for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of hundreds of products.

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Super Retail tries to bury 'deal' with ex-legal chief

Super Retail Group wants to hide how much its ex-legal boss says she should be paid in a settlement as it faces claims of a toxic workplace culture.

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