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AGL overcharged hundreds of customers receiving Centrelink payments, court finds
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-08-26 11:20 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found energy company AGL committed thousands of contraventions of the Retail Rules by continuing to deduct payments from welfare recipients after they had closed their accounts.

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OAIC won’t investigate facial recognition software company Clearview AI again
AI 2024-08-26 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The OAIC will not investigate Clearview AI further after finding in 2021 that the US-based facial recognition software company breached privacy rules by scraping facial images from the web, but the regulator promised to weigh in soon on when the use of personal information to train AI could run afoul of privacy laws.

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Telstra’s case stayed against family of employee accused of $3M theft
Telecommunications 2024-08-26 11:11 pm By Andy Sidler

Telstra’s case against two family members of a former employee accused of stealing millions of dollars in phones and other electronics has been paused pending the outcome of criminal proceedings, with a court finding the telco’s pursuit of proceeds of the alleged crime would prejudice the pair’s right to silence.

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Judge orders soft class closure in Medibank shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-08-23 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has made soft class closure orders in a shareholder class action against Medibank after the High Court has been asked to resolve a split on the issue by intermediate appellate courts.

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ANZ employee can’t work from home full time, FWC says
Seyfarth Shaw 2024-08-23 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An ANZ employee has lost her application in the Fair Work Commission to work from home full time on the basis that she is over 55 years old, with a commissioner saying there was no “rational connection” between her age and the request. 

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Rex Airlines awarded more time to search for buyer
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-08-23 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

Collapsed regional carrier Rex Airlines has won extra time before holding its second creditors meeting, as administrators continue their search for a buyer which would ensure a better deal for the airline’s tens of thousands of creditors.

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Former MP Andrew Laming’s penalty doubled for breaching electoral laws with Facebook posts
Politics 2024-08-23 11:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Liberal MP Andrew Laming has been hit with a $40,000 fine for failing to disclose that he was behind three politically motivated Facebook posts in 2018 and 2019.

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Monash IVF settles class action over embryo destruction for $56M
Class Actions 2024-08-22 4:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action on behalf of 700 patients alleging assisted reproduction provider Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos in a faulty genetic screening program has settled for $56 million.

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Clayton Utz nabs four government partners from MinterEllison
Business of Law 2024-08-22 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

MinterEllison has lost four partners to Clayton Utz, including commercial litigator and head of Minters’ Canberra office, George Shaw.

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Melbourne Football Club defeats member’s challenge to board election rules
Sports 2024-08-22 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

Legal action by a Melbourne Football Club member challenging the AFL club’s board election rules has been dismissed, with a judge finding the rule banning campaigning by candidates is not oppressive as alleged.

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