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The Wiggles scolded by ACCC over non-compliant Emma headband
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-11-11 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ubiquitous child entertainment group The Wiggles has admitted it likely breached consumer laws by selling Emma light-up headbands without warning consumers the dress-up toy contained button batteries, which can be fatal if swallowed. 

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BHP ordered to pay Qld coal mine workers for holiday roster
Employment 2025-11-11 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP must compensate coal mine workers who were rostered to work at a Queensland mine on Christmas and Boxing Day without a reasonable right of refusal.

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Russia loses High Court fight over embassy lease termination
Real Estate 2025-11-12 3:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Russia has lost its High Court challenge to the federal government’s decision to terminate its lease on a site where it intended to build a new embassy in Canberra, but the court found the Commonwealth must pay the country reasonable compensation. 

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John Holland ends deals with CFMEU for major NSW infrastructure projects
Construction 2025-11-12 4:15 pm By Sam Matthews

John Holland and the CFMEU have voluntarily nixed agreements requiring the construction company to use certain labour hire businesses on two major projects in NSW, after the ACCC raised competition concerns. 

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‘Deliberate bad faith’ conduct by buyer of $26M Rose Bay villa, trial told
Trials 2025-11-12 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

After selling his $26 million Rose Bay mansion to AsheMorgan principal Michael Rothner in 2023, options trader David Waterhouse has levied allegations of “deliberate bad faith conduct”, on the first day of trial in a case over the mysterious removal of trees on a neighbouring property.

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ASIC accuses WA mineral exploration company of disclosure breaches
ASIC 2025-11-11 5:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has filed proceedings against mineral exploration company AVZ Minerals and two of its directors, alleging the company failed to disclose a critical legal dispute, including a forgery claim, relating to a $32 million lithium mine deal.

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Cosette appeals loss over exit from $672M Mayne Pharma merger
M&A 2025-11-10 3:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cosette plans to appeal a ruling that rejected its bid to terminate an agreement to merge with Mayne Pharma, as the US drug company also refuses to agree to conditions needed to win Foreign Investment Review Board approval for the tie-up.

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Octopus Australia locks down funds for $900M Blind Creek solar farm
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-11-12 11:29 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Octopus Australia has reached financial close on its $900 Blind Creek solar farm and battery project in NSW’s Southern Tablelands region, clearing the way for construction to begin.

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Judge content to keep $4M Geocon construction dispute in Federal Court
Construction 2025-11-12 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge who previously questioned why Geocon’s $4 million construction dispute over two Canberra developments was in the Federal Court has said he will continue to hear the case.

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Mobil to cop $16M penalty for misleading consumers about fuel
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-11-10 2:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mobil Oil has agreed to pay a $16 million penalty after admitting it ran false ads in far North Queensland claiming it was selling a specific brand of fuel with certain benefits, when in fact it was suppling ordinary fuel. 

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