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Federal Court Rule That Voluntary Assisted Dying Is The Same As Suicide Under Criminal Law

The Federal Court has ruled that voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is considered suicide under criminal law. The decision has been slammed by euthanasia advocates as “retrograde” and “out of step with both contemporary medicine, and contemporary Australia.” This massive decision means that any medical professionals who provide a patient with…

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Telehealth consultations for voluntary assisted dying are illegal under Australian law, court finds

Federal court rules that the definition of ‘suicide’ under criminal law applies to VAD

The Guardian - AU

NDIS provider's failures in bathtub death cost $400,000

An NDIS provider has admitted it was negligent, careless and failed to provide proper care to a 20-year-old epileptic woman who drowned in a bathtub.

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Surgeon says reputation destroyed by media harassment

An award-winning surgeon and human rights activist has claimed his reputation has been "destroyed" by Nine through a defamatory campaign of over 100 articles.

AAP

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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