The Latest Breaking News from Federal Court

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 28, 2022

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".

ABC News · Jul 28, 2022

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.

AAP · Jul 28, 2022

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 · Jul 25, 2022

'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 · Jul 25, 2022

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".

ABC News · Jul 25, 2022

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.

AAP · Jul 25, 2022

Bob Brown win in Tas mine court battle

The Federal Court has declared government approval for mine expansion-related works in west Tasmania didn't properly consider potential harm to a rare owl.

AAP · Jul 25, 2022

$26m Uber fine excessive, judge believes

A Federal Court justice believes an agreed $26 million fine for Uber over its misleading conduct is excessive.

AAP · Jul 25, 2022

NDIS commission's civil action against Integrity Care over death of Ann Marie Smith is delayed

A Federal Court action launched against the company responsible for caring for Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died in alleged neglect, has been delayed.

ABC News · Jul 24, 2022