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Former Woolworths exec claims ‘boys club’ culture in Fair Work suit
Supermarket giant Woolworths has been hit with a lawsuit by a former senior executive who claims she was forced to work up to 90 hours per week and was subjected to a "boys club" culture.
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Enviro group loses bid for review of Nyah Floodplain restoration project
A judge has tossed an environmental group's bid for judicial review of a minister's approval of plans to build water regulating structures at the Nyah Floodplain in Victoria, saying the approval was contingent on plans to offset effects on the Regent parrot.
Child removal class actions to be dropped after funder bows out
Two class actions against the state of Queensland over the removal of Indigenous children from their families are set to be discontinued after losing litigation funding.
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Federal budget to include $2B for critical infrastructure
The Albanese government is set to spend $2 billion over the next four years to fund critical infrastructure to bolster housing supply.
Former Boral execs mull lawsuit over cut to long-term incentives
Boral's former CEO Zlatko Tordorcevski and ex-CFO Tino La Spina have been granted discovery as they mull possible claims against their former employer for curbing their long-term incentive entitlements when they left in 2022.
Pharmacor can challenge patent term extension in AstraZeneca case
Pharmacor, which is facing infringement claims by AstraZeneca over its plans to launch a generic version of diabetes drug Forxiga, can tweak its cross-claim to challenge a patent term extension.
Union loses challenge to Opal Packaging’s drug testing policy
A union has lost an appeal of a decision which found packaging company Opal Packaging was allowed to reintroduce drug and alcohol testing of staff under a new methodology while a union challenge was on foot.
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Construction silk gets more time for assessment in $150K fee row
A judge has thrown out a law firm's bid to review a costs assessment manager's decision to grant a Sydney silk more time to make a costs assessment application for services he provided almost a decade ago.
Appeals court upholds finding that EnergyAustralia ‘in the construction industry’
EnergyAustralia has lost its appeal of a finding that it's on the hook for portable long service leave for maintenance workers at its Yallourn power station because its significant maintenance activities mean it's 'in the construction industry', a ruling that could affect energy, rail and telecommunications firms.
Sydney Uni academics warn case becoming another royal commission
Two Sydney University academics facing discrimination suits over alleged antisemitic statements have argued proposed amendments risk blowing up the cases into "another royal commission".