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NRMA files lawsuit after $2m loan bungle

NRMA has asked the Federal Court to rectify a mistake made when providing a $2 million loan to aviation startup Elenium Automation.

AAP · Jul 12, 2022

What Does Connecticut "Racial Ridicule" Law Mean?, Federal Court Asks Conn. S. Ct.

Connecticut General Statutes § 53-37 provides: "Any person who, by his advertisement, "ridicules or holds up to contempt any person or class of persons, "on account of the creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race of such person or class of persons, "shall be fined not more than fifty dollars…

Reason · Jul 11, 2022

Indigenous elder tells court of 50-hour work weeks at New Norcia Mission

Glenys Yarran says she was 12 years old when she was taught how to clean maggots from a sheep's head, to be placed in a big black pot and made into soup for lunch. This week she gave evidence at a class action over stolen wages.

ABC News · Jul 10, 2022

Seven vows more court action against CA

Cricket Australia has again been hit with court action by the Seven Network as the free-to-air broadcaster attempts to terminate its TV rights deal.

AAP · Jun 30, 2022

Frydenberg bankruptcy claim delayed

A Federal Court hearing over former Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg's bankruptcy claim for $410,000 in legal fees owed to him has been delayed.

AAP · Jun 29, 2022

Federal Court orders Origin Energy to pay $17 million penalty over breaching hardship obligations

The Federal Court has fined Origin Energy for breaching its obligations to customers experiencing hardship and payment difficulties, with the total penalty the largest ever imposed for breaches of the national energy retail law and rules.

ABC News · Jun 29, 2022

SA company fined over power rules breach

A Federal Court judge has ordered the operator of South Australia's Tesla big battery to pay a $900,000 fine over breaches of the national electricity rules.

AAP · Jun 28, 2022

Kimberley stockman in class action tells Federal Court 'we didn't get any money' for wages

A class action against the WA government to recoup wages allegedly never paid to Aboriginal station workers, domestic staff, and labourers begins hearings in a makeshift federal courthouse.

ABC News · Jun 28, 2022

Federal Court strikes out anti-vaxxer case

A Federal Court judge says litigation against the Commonwealth, states and NT over lockdown and vaccine mandates was an abuse of process.

AAP · Jun 27, 2022

PEP-11 proponent accuses Scott Morrison of bias in gas permit rejection

PEP-11 proponents off to court against former PM as gas prices soar

Newcastle Herald · Jun 26, 2022