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Melbourne university in court over casuals

The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking the University of Melbourne to the Federal Court, alleging it coerced and took adverse action against two casual academics.

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Palmer to pay bulk of defamation costs

West Australian taxpayers are set to be spared some of the cost of the Premier Mark McGowan's defamation case against billionaire litigant Clive Palmer.

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Victim of paedophile John Wayne Millwood alleges compensation being avoided through divesting of assets

A victim-survivor of a notorious paedophile alleges his abuser is avoiding paying court-ordered compensation — prolonging the victim-survivor's trauma by declaring bankruptcy — but vows he will "claw back assets" from his abuser.

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Child left ‘stateless’ after estranged Australian father couldn’t be reached for DNA test, court hears

In decision quashed by federal court, citizenship application was rejected despite father’s name on birth certificate and Medicare card

The Guardian - AU

Bunbury Outer Ring Road construction halted with 11th hour Federal Court injunction

The court order has immediately halted work on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, which at $1.25 billion is WA's most expensive ever road project.

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Malaysia court overturns landmark citizenship ruling for women

Court backs government appeal against decision that women should be able to pass citizenship to children born overseas.

Al Jazeera

How 'bad credit' lender Cigno has dodged ASIC's grasp

Cigno is exactly the sort of business the Australian Securities and Investments Commission had in mind when it asked for stronger powers to ban the sale of harmful financial products.

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Mercedes-Benz dealers seek $650m compensation from German car maker in 'fight of their lives'

In a case described as one of the most significant in franchising-law history, Mercedes-Benz dealers are seeking compensation from the car maker, saying it has engaged in unconscionable conduct and breached the franchising code.

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Bankrupt mining exec's mum back in court

The mother of a bankrupt mining executive who improperly held assets including several multimillion properties in her son's name is back in court.

AAP

A Judge Roasted State Dad Mark McGowan Sour Cream McGee Clive Palmer It Was *Chef’s Kiss*

The floppiest defamation trial to ever flop.

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Clive Palmer and Mark McGowan hard border defamation case ends with both awarded damages

A public spat between mining magnate Clive Palmer and West Australian Premier Mark McGowan results in both being awarded damages.

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Former massage parlour owner who made kill threats loses 'premature appeal' bid

The former director threatened to have workers' families killed, the Federal Court found in October 2021.

The Canberra Times

Senior cardiologist lodges case with Federal Court arguing suspension during bullying investigation at Canberra Hospital was unfair

Cardiologist Muayad Alasady was suspended in March following several inquiries into allegations of bullying and misconduct within the Canberra Hospital.

ABC News

'Irrefutable evidence of our ancestry': Ngambri custodians take ACT to court

Paul Girrawah House said he and other members of the Ngambri had launched the court action to stop the ACT government's "blatant" discrimination and hypocrisy.

The Canberra Times

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Samsung Fined $9.8M for Misleading Australian Phone Ads

An Australian judge on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay 14 million Australian dollars ($9.8 million) in penalties for misleading advertising over how water-resistant some models of smartphones are. Federal Court Justice Brendan Murphy gave Samsung Electronics Australia, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co., 30 days to pay the…

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Commonwealth drops attempt to challenge High Court ruling that Aboriginal Australians cannot be deported

New Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus ends the federal government's attempt to overturn the ruling that Indigenous Australians cannot be declared "aliens".

AAP

Angus Taylor's firm in court over spraying

A company part-owned by Angus Taylor is in court seeking to overturn orders it remediate critically endangered grasslands that were illegally destroyed.

Reason

Federal Courts Greenlight State Abortion Bans While State Courts Halt Enforcement

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Mastercard denies ACCC allegations

Mastercard has denied that it tried to reduce competition by deterring customers from using EFTPOS as it defends Federal Court proceedings by the ACCC.

The New Daily

Federal health department sues online vape shop amid wider crackdown

The Department of Health has dragged an online vape shop to the federal court, alleging the company broke drug laws by selling nicotine products.

AAP

Kurtjar win native title claim in Qld

The Federal Court has recognised the Kurtjar People as holding native title over 1.2 million hectares in Queensland's Gulf Country.

ABC News

Independent review found SafeWork SA's investigation on Gayle Woodford's death was thorough

A former Federal Court Judge finds SafeWork SA's investigation into the death of murdered outback nurse Gayle Woodford was adequate but communication with her family could be better.

ABC News

'Greedy and evil' payday lender Cigno's game of cat and mouse with ASIC continues

ASIC is investigating whether a third lending model set up by "predatory" payday lender Cigno is legal, while the company takes its fight to be exempt from credit laws to the High Court.

ABC News

Bob Brown Foundation wins legal case against Chinese-owned MMG mine tailings dam approval

A Federal court finds the Morrison government's approval for a tailings dam in Tasmania's wilderness area is invalid, prompting calls for people arrested during protests there to be compensated as "citizen heroes".

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Caddick family fight to retain Sydney home

The Sydney home of fraudster Melissa Caddick's parents is at risk of repossession to pay their daughter's debts.

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