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Candidates pledge to make the next Victorian Government legally answerable for climate harm to children
Appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
Kmart in court over safety concerns with cosmetic nail glue and button battery products
AGL customers paid extra for ‘carbon neutral’ energy: class action alleges greenwashing
Federal Court decision reinforces need for confidence in cultural heritage protections
MEU Funds Class Action Against BHP Over Public Holiday Breaches
ACN urges Prime Minister to end telehealth ban on voluntary assisted dying
Joint statement from Hume City Council & Australian Services Union
Prediction markets are going mainstream. What does that mean for public health and democracy?
Former company and directors behind BioV8 to face court for alleged unlawful advertising of peptides
Greensill Litigation Update 25 September
They profit, you pay – offshore oil and gas rig clean up on the taxpayer
Palmerbet Breaches Gambling Self-exclusion Rules
Mazda, Kia, and BYD improve access to service and repair information after ACCC investigations
LARGEST EVER ROAD TRANSPORT STRIKES FOR A FAIR FUTURE IN AUSTRALIA’S DEADLIEST INDUSTRY
High court victory secures long service leave for coal mine shotfirers
Union lodges underpayments claim for staff at Redeemer Baptist School
Stronger product safety rules needed, including for online marketplaces
Class action secures $249 million settlement for super fund members: Slater and Gordon settles Colonial First State interest rates class action
Comments Attributed To Attorney General Dr Tony Buti
Aldi is famous for its ‘dupes’. Where’s the line between clever lookalike and copyright breach?
Experienced practitioners appointed to State Administrative Tribunal
Court finds eHarmony engaged in misleading conduct in relation to automatic renewal and pricing of its subscriptions
Federal Court underpayment case prompts payroll institute to urge employers to re-test entitlement rules as conditions change
ACCC appeals dismissal of case against mail order company Magnamail
Subaru in court for allegedly failing to give independent repairers equal access to car repair information
UNSW signs strategic research agreement with the Federal Court of Australia
eSafety secures court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox to do more to protect Australian kids from grooming and sexual exploitation
TWU VOWS TO CHALLENGE QANTAS-STYLE SACKINGS AT BORDER EXPRESS
Federal Court upholds $14m penalty in ACCC case against City Beach
Debt collector Marshall Freeman pays penalties for alleged undue harassment and misleading consumers
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank admits to breaching its BEAR obligations in relation to cyber incident
Former NSW Director Usman Siddiqui jailed for dishonest use of position as director
Minns Labor Government boosts NSW Industrial Relations Commission appointing Tony Howell as Deputy President
Appointment of President and Deputy President to the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal
Peabody Energy Australia signs Enforceable Undertaking after nearly $5m back-payments
Stavro D’Amore jailed for misusing nearly $700,000 in Berndale funds
New judges appointed to Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
TGA sues Better Leaf and Better Life Aussie for alleged unlawful advertising of medicinal cannabis
EnergyAustralia admits breaching Electricity Retail Code over free power offer delay
ASIC seeks orders against Royce Capital, Royce (Aust) Real Estate, Louie Kortesis and Paul Chiodo for alleged misconduct
ASIC sues Auditeo and auditors over alleged First Guardian audit failures
Federal Court imposes permanent director’s disqualification order against Larry Dawson
Statement – 2025 Optus Triple Zero Service Outage – Court proceedings launched
Statement on eSafety Commissioner’s enforcement action against Telegram
ACMA takes Optus Mobile to court over September 2025 Triple Zero outage
eSafety commences civil penalty proceedings against Telegram over alleged failings to tackle terror
North West Shelf Court case: what happened and what’s next?