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Sacked, struggling Qantas staff still wait for payments

Legal delays have prevented workers who were sacked by Australia's largest airline from receiving their share of a small fortune in compensation payments.

AAP · Jul 29

'Extraordinary': $2.85m payout after state care abuse

Almost $3 million has been awarded to a man in a landmark case after he was repeatedly sexually abused as a child in a state's care.

AAP · Sep 9, 2025

6 Million Qantas Customers Affected By Data Breach Could Receive Compensation

“We would encourage Qantas customers who were impacted by the breach to register with us.”

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 18, 2025

Sally Rugg alleges ‘systematic’ breach of labour standards after mediation with Monique Ryan fails

Independent MP has rejected the claim but Rugg’s lawyers say it could be a test case that has implications for other white-collar employees

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2023

Law firms launch data breach legal case against Medibank. How will it work and who will benefit?

Three law firms are teaming up for a data breach legal case against Medibank after millions of customers had their data leaked. This is what we know about how it will work.

ABC News · Jan 16, 2023

Class action firms probe Medibank breach

Three class action law firms say they have registered tens of thousands of Medibank customers whose data was hacked last October.

AAP · Jan 15, 2023

Medibank hackers dump more data

Russian hackers have released more sensitive information and are threatening more is to come, as Medibank faces potential legal action over the hack.

AAP · Nov 13, 2022

A class action against Optus could easily be Australia's biggest: here's what is involved

With the Optus data breach exposing almost 10 million current and former customers to identity theft, law firms are circling for what could end up being the biggest – and most valuable – class action case in Australian legal history.

The Conversation · Oct 4, 2022

South-east Queensland's worst-hit 2011 flood victims receive nothing from class action

When the 2011 floods receded, some Ipswich residents didn't even have the money to clean up their homes. They hoped the class action payout would help them clear their debts, but now some will not get anything.

ABC News · Jul 5, 2022

Channel Ten reporter Tegan George expands bullying claim against network and Peter van Onselen

George cites social media posts by network’s political editor in updated claim, which Ten and Van Onselen have strenuously denied

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022