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Trans woman wins landmark victory in discrimination case against ‘Giggle for Girls’ social media app

Federal court doubles damages awarded to Roxanne Tickle after finding her exclusion from Giggle for Girls amounted to unlawful discrimination

The Independent UK

A historic court victory has upheld transgender rights in Australia. A legal academic explains why

After a years-long legal battle, the Federal Court of Australia has handed down a judgment in a landmark case about gender discrimination law. It found a transgender woman was directly discriminated against on the basis of gender by being refused access to a women-only social media app.

The Conversation

The ‘wrong kind of sorry’: will a record fine for Qantas deter other companies from breaking the law?

On Monday, the Federal Court of Australia handed Qantas a record fine of A$90 million for breaching the Fair Work Act by unlawfully terminating the employment of 1,820 ground workers during the pandemic.

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Where Is Belle Gibson Now? What We Know About the Subject of 'Apple Cider Vinegar'

Your first Netflix true-crime obsession of the year has arrived.

Marie Claire

Online privacy policies can be 90,000 words long. Here are 3 ways to simplify them

Think about the last app you downloaded. Did you read every word of the associated privacy policy? If so, did you fully understand it?

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Should the Australian ‘Blocking Order’ case prompt a discussion in NZ?

The Federal Court of Australia has handed down its latest decision in the long-running “Roadshow Proceedings”, which have seen Roadshow Films, a film distributor, successfully apply to force internet service providers to block piracy websites.

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Transgender woman wins discrimination case after being removed from female-only app

Giggle for Girls found to have discriminated against user in landmark Australian case

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Transgender woman wins landmark case against social media app as court defines sex as changeable

Court also orders app to pay her £5,100 plus costs in the now-famous Tickle vs Giggle case

The Independent UK

Roxanne Tickle’s win in the federal court is a historic victory for transgender women

It’s been a case closely watched by the transgender community and legal minds alike. Today in the Federal Court of Australia, a judge ruled in favour of trans woman Roxanne Tickle in her anti-discrimination case against a social media app.

The Conversation

Katy Perry loses out in Federal Court spat with Australian fashion designer

An Australian fashion designer who shares her name with American singer Katy Perry is entitled to an injunction to prevent one of the pop star's corporate interests from further infringing on her trademark, a judge rules.

ABC News

Debra Mortimer becomes Australia's first female Federal Court chief justice

Melbourne-based justice Debra Mortimer will become the Federal Court of Australia's first female chief justice, following the mandatory retirement of her predecessor, Justice James Allsop.

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