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Worker unfairly sacked for coming to work after night of heavy drinking: FWC
Employment 2024-04-29 11:01 pm By Andy Sidler

The Fair Work Commission has found a farm worker was unfairly terminated for coming to work after a big night out, during which he consumed up to 15 drinks.

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Sydney barrister wins $150K in defamation case over Oscar the cavoodle
Defamation 2024-04-26 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Sydney barrister Gina Edwards has been awarded $150,000 in damages in her defamation case over Channel Nine’s coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, with a judge finding she relied on a bad legal advice from a fellow barrister and genuinely believed she was Oscar’s co-owner.

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$50M lawsuit alleges Rebel Sport CEO had relationship with former HR chief
Employment 2024-04-26 1:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The owner of Rebel Sport is facing a $50 million lawsuit by two former employees who allege CEO Anthony Heraghty carried on a secret relationship with the retailer’s former chief human resources officer.

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Media monitor Isentia wins copyright fight with Sky News despite ‘wholesale copying’
Intellectual Property 2024-04-26 2:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ruled that media monitor Isentia did not infringe the copyright of Sky News, despite the “wholesale copying” of content for its government clients, because its actions were done for the “services of the Commonwealth or State”.

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Isuzu, Mazda face class action investigation over allegedly faulty suspension
Class Actions 2024-04-26 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

Isuzu and Mazda are facing a class action investigation over alleged ‘bump steer’ defects in three popular car models. 

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Refugee’s appeal fails over hotel detention found by court to ‘lack humanity’
Human Rights 2024-04-26 2:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Kurdish refugee has lost his appeal seeking compensation for being kept in makeshift hotel detention centres for 14 months after a judge found the detention lacked “human decency” but was not unlawful.

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Qatar Airways passengers appeal dismissal of strip search case against airline
Appeals 2024-04-24 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Five passengers who were forced off a Qatar Airways flight and strip searched at Doha International Aiport have appealed a ruling summarily tossing their claims against the airline.

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Funder’s ‘very large’ cut from $100M AMP class action settlement warrants contradictor: court
Class Actions 2024-04-24 2:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has appointed a contradictor for an upcoming settlement approval hearing in a class action by financial advisers against AMP over its buyer of last resort policy, saying the funder was taking a “very large” cut of the $100 million settlement. 

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Santos wins communications between EDO, activist organisations over Barossa case
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-04-24 11:06 pm By Sam Matthews

Several activist organisations will have to hand up communications with the Environmental Defenders Office over its unsuccessful challenge to the construction of a pipeline for Santos’ $5.6 billion Barossa gas project, as the energy giant mulls third-party costs orders against them. 

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Aussie Skips accepts cartel conviction but will fight $3.5M penalty
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-04-24 1:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Aussie Skips is not appealing a finding that it engaged in serious criminal cartel conduct but will challenge the size of the $3.5 million penalty, a court has been told.

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