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Class action aims to expose controversial work scheme

Indigenous people in remote areas had to work more hours to receive the same pay as someone on work for the dole payments in the city, a class action claims.

AAP

'Lawyers' picnic' looms over right to work from home

Businesses are expected to test the legal validity of a state legislating the right to work from home, with questions over its intersection with federal laws.

AAP

Less drudge, more expertise: how AI is redefining the future of legal professionals in Australia

In the legal profession, AI is more a remodelling tool than a radical disruptor

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Qantas Data Breach Class Action Launched: Nearly 6 Million Could Benefit From It - Here's What We Know

Class action launched for 5.7M Qantas customers hit by data breach. Compensation sought via OAIC.

International Business Times UK

Long flight to justice ends for sacked Qantas workers

The end of a protracted legal battle is being welcomed by workers illegally sacked by Qantas as they turn to rebuilding their lives after four years.

AAP

Hillcrest families launch class action against state

Families of the children killed and hurt in Tasmania's Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy have launched a class action.

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Do recent class actions against ‘flex commission’ car loans mean consumer voices are getting stronger?

It’s been more than five years since the banking royal commission, but its findings continue to have an impact on the financial services sector.

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'We are young men with young families': legal gap for stone victims

Autoimmune conditions of silica dust victims need recognition.

Newcastle Herald

Australia will become the first country to ban engineered stone bench tops. Will others follow?

Ban is the culmination of a years-long campaign, driven by doctors, trade unions and workers involved in its cutting and handling

The Guardian - AU

Lawyers welcome government’s decision to settle negligence case of refugee infant detained on Nauru

The child became sick in 2018 when two years old, but it took a court order to fly her to Australia for treatment

The Guardian - AU

Young tradie warns of silica-related illnesses after needing lung transplant

Hak Kim was in his mid-20s when he started noticing changes in his body while working on demolition sites in Sydney.

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Many local councils still officially pray to God. Here's why this may be unlawful and should be abandoned

There’s a good chance your local council starts each official council meeting with a religious prayer – and it’s almost always a Christian prayer.

The Conversation

‘We are not animals’: Refugees speak up about detention

More than 30 refugees have delivered testimony about the squalid conditions they endured in Australia's offshore detention centres.

The New Daily

'We are not animals': Refugees speak up about detention

More than 30 refugees have delivered testimony about the squalid conditions they endured in Australia's offshore detention centres.

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What are class action lawsuits and are they common in Australia?

Representative proceedings are designed to bring together large numbers of claims for people affected by similar alleged misdeeds. So how do they work?

The Guardian - AU

‘Keep working like nothing is wrong’: women make the case for paid menstruation leave

Exclusive: Survey of union members released on International Women’s Day suggests 75% suffer painful periods. Most say it affects their work

The Guardian - AU

Teal MP Monique Ryan taken to court by staffer Sally Rugg over alleged workplace law breach

Rugg is suing the Kooyong independent in federal court in relation to Fair Work Act’s ‘general protections’ provisions

The Guardian - AU

Women who were sexually harassed by former Victorian judge receive settlement

Lawyer Josh Bornstein confirms two women’s cases resolved after review found they experienced harassment and discrimination

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Whistleblower lawsuit alleges financial misconduct and dubious expenditures inside Hillsong Church

A whistleblower suing Hillsong in the Federal Court alleges the megachurch moved millions of dollars in payments through overseas entities to avoid scrutiny by the Australian charities regulator.

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'Significant, insidious' and often unreported, financial elder abuse is increasing, lawyers say

Four years ago, Kim agreed to transfer her home to her son. Then she found herself penniless with nowhere to go. Lawyers say it's a "classic case" of financial elder abuse and the issue is increasing.

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Thousands of people with side businesses could have the wrong home insurance, experts say

Experts say thousands of Australians with side hustles and hobby businesses may have unknowingly signed up for home insurance that doesn't cover them properly.

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Brisbane 2011 flood class action win of $450 million to be distributed by early 2023

Victims of the 2011 Brisbane floods have started receiving part of the $450 million settlement won in a class action against dam operator SunWater and the state of Queensland.

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