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Australian Mines ex-director hit with $70,000 penalty for conference representations
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-05-12 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former director of Australian Mines has copped at $70,000 penalty in ASIC proceedings accusing him of making false and misleading representations at mining investment conferences in 2018.

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IG Markets hit with class action over risky CFDs
Class Actions 2023-05-10 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

IG Markets has been hit with a class action on behalf of up to 20,000 everyday investors who have allegedly lost hundreds of millions of dollars trading in risky financial products known as contracts for difference, or CFDs.

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Public housing residents to get $5M in COVID-19 lockdown class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-05-09 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The state of Victoria has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a class action over a public housing lockdown during Melbourne’s second COVID-19 wave in July 2020.

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High Court win for Qantas in outsourcing appeal would create ‘whack-a-mole’ legal right, TWU says
Appeals 2023-05-09 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

If Qantas triumphs in its High Court appeal of a ruling that found it violated the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would create a “whack-a-mole” legal right to terminate disadvantaged people, the Transport Workers Union has argued.

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Sally Rugg settles suit against MP Monique Ryan
Employment 2023-05-08 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Independent Monique Ryan’s ex-chief of staff Sally Rugg has reportedly settled her Fair Work case against her former employer and the Commonwealth for $100,000, in what was billed as a test case for determining reasonable overtime.

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Downer EDI hit with second shareholder class action over accounting irregularities
Securities 2023-05-05 4:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a second shareholder class action following revelations of accounting irregularities that sent its share price tumbling.

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Shipping exec who felt pressured to retire wins $230,000 judgment
Employment 2023-05-04 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former chief accountant for MUR Shipping who claims he was pressured to retire has won an appeal in his age discrimination case, bumping his damages award up from $20,000 to around $230,000.

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Bloomex to admit to duping consumers with online ratings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-04 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Online florist Bloomex will admit to the Australian Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s allegations that it violated consumer laws by posting misleading customer ratings on its website.

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McDonald’s franchisee to pay $275,000 for union busting
Employment 2023-05-04 12:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A McDonald’s franchisee in Murray Bridge, South Australia has agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty after admitting to unlawfully discouraging workers from joining their union.

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NAB fails to resolve discovery spat in ‘boys club culture’ case
Employment 2023-05-04 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

National Australia Bank has moved to set aside discovery requests in a suit by its former head of repo trading alleging she was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender.

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