Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Federal Court

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.

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.

Tribune News Service

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

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.

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

inkl

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.

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.

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.

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

Newcastle Herald

inkl

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

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

'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.

Newcastle Herald

Aboriginal aged pension claim 'correcting disadvantage'

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.

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

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.

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.

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.

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".

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

1 … 10 11 12 13

People

Brittany Higgins

Samantha Maiden

Andrew Twiggy Forrest

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

inkl

Organisations

Minnesota Vikings

Newcastle Herald

inkl

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

139,614 stories

Places

346,302 stories

New South Wales

Western Australia

Great Barrier Reef

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.

Download on the AppStore

Get it on Google Play