The Latest Breaking News from Wendy Abraham

Lehrmann seeks multi-million dollar costs delay as appeal bid reinforced

Defamation saga ending not in sight.

The Canberra Times · Jul 25, 2024

NDIS provider to be made example with man's death case

A judge will let a shuttered NDIS provider continue being sued over a disabled man's death in order to promote compliance with the relevant laws.

AAP · Jun 26, 2024

Fugitive developer fails to revive defamation case

A judge has refused to restart Jean Nassif's defamation case against 2GB, noting the accused multimillion-dollar fraudster was unlikely to return to Australia.

AAP · May 7, 2024

Pharmaceutical company Alkaloids of Australia fined $2m in Federal Court for 'deliberate, covert' behaviour

Alkaloids of Australia's conduct in fixing the price of a drug used in over-the-counter motion sickness has been described as deliberate and covert.

ABC News · Nov 29, 2022

Crane company cops $1m fine for cartel deal

The Federal Court has fined a crane company $1 million for signing an anti-competitive cartel agreement with a supposedly rival firm in their Newcastle and Queensland markets.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 27, 2022

Brother of slain Sydney underworld figure remains behind bars due to fear of 'retaliation'

The Federal Court dismisses Youssef Ahmad's application for parole due to fear he poses a risk to the community following the execution of his gangland figure brother.

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

CBA unit to pay $20m over excessive fees

Two stockbrokers, one owned by CBA, have been hit with penalties of over $27 million after "systematic" failures saw customers overcharged for almost a decade.

AAP · Oct 25, 2022

Former massage parlour owner who made kill threats loses 'premature appeal' bid

The former director threatened to have workers' families killed, the Federal Court found in October 2021.

The Canberra Times · Aug 1, 2022

Money transfer business that was part of exchange rate-fixing cartel fined $1m

Cartel members given jail sentences in Australian first after colluding to fix dollar and Vietnamese dong exchange rate

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022

Soldiers supporting Ben Roberts-Smith accused of colluding over section of evidence in defamation trial

Lawyers for Roberts-Smith reject ‘completely baseless’ allegations against four witnesses set to give evidence for the SAS veteran

The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2022