The Latest Breaking News from Federal Court

What are ‘reasonable’ hours? The Ryan-Rugg legal stoush may help the rest of us know

The outcome will turn on what “reasonable” means. There is no simple definition of this in Australian workplace law.

The New Daily · Mar 8, 2023

What are 'reasonable' hours? The Ryan-Rugg legal stoush may help the rest of us know

The court case against federal independent parliamentarian Monique Ryan by her former chief of staff Sally Rugg will, according to Rugg’s lawyers, open the door to legal action “by every Australian worker experiencing exploitation because of a contractual obligation to perform undefined ‘reasonable additional’ hours”.

The Conversation · Mar 8, 2023

Duped investors join forces to fight for Caddick funds

Investors who lost money due to Melissa Caddick's fraud have come together to fight her parents for a stake in one of her multimillion-dollar Sydney homes.

AAP · Mar 8, 2023

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.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

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.

ABC News · Mar 6, 2023

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.

ABC News · Mar 6, 2023

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.

The New Daily · Mar 5, 2023

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.

AAP · Mar 5, 2023

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.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2023

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.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023