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Santos appeals ruling pausing $4.7B offshore drilling project
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-28 11:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Santos has filed an appeal after Tiwi Islanders won a Federal Court challenge to a $4.7 billion Barossa offshore gas project, with a judge finding they were not properly consulted about the project, which they say would harm their culture and way of life.

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Clive Palmer’s injunction bid premature in $30B spat over Pilbara iron ore mine, court says
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-28 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing mining magnate Clive Palmerā€™s latest spat with the West Australian government has declined to issue an injunction preventing the state from enforcing liabilities against Palmerā€™s companies Mineralogy and International Minerals under the controversial ā€˜Palmer Actā€™.

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J Hutchinson, CFMMEU appeal $1.35M fine over construction boycott
Appeals 2022-09-28 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

J Hutchinson and the CFMEU have appealed a judgment slapping them with a combined $1.35 million penalty for agreeing to boycott an independent subcontractor at a Brisbane construction site.

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Tiwi Islanders win challenge to $4.7B Santos offshore drilling project
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-21 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Tiwi Islanders have won a Federal Court challenge to the $4.7 billion Barossa offshore gas project, with a judge finding they were not properly consulted about the project, which they say would harm their culture and way of life.

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In loss for ATO, judge rules Liberty Financial schemes were not ‘artificial or contrived’
Tax 2022-09-19 2:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered that part of a decision by the Australian Taxation Office over three alleged schemes by Liberty Financial to obtain tax benefits be set aside, rejecting arguments that the corporate groupā€™s operations were ā€œartificial or contrivedā€.

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High Court to hear Meta’s challenge to Cambridge Analytica case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-09-16 2:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will take up Meta’s challenge to the privacy commissioner’s case over the Cambridge Analytica data breach, giving the court the chance to rule on the jurisdictional reach of Australian regulators in their pursuit of US tech giants.

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PFAS class action judge questions enforceability of ‘restrictive’ witness undertaking
Class Actions 2022-09-05 10:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned how the government can enforce a ā€œrestrictiveā€ undertaking with a former member of the Australian Defence Force who will give key evidence in a class action alleging the Commonwealth contaminated Indigenous land with toxic firefighting foam.

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Mercedes-Benz hit with $12.5M penalty for downplaying Takata airbag recall
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-02 12:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz has been hit with $12.5 million in penalties for failing to use attention capturing, high impact language when communicating with customers about a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.

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J Hutchinson, CFMEU fined $1.35M for construction boycott
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-30 9:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Builder J Hutchinson and the CFMEU have been fined a combined $1.35 million for entered into an anti-competitive agreement to boycott an independent subcontractor at a construction site in Brisbane.

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Mercedes-Benz to cop penalty over Takata airbag recall
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-24 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz will face a penalty in ACCC proceedings alleging the luxury car maker exposed consumers to serious injury or death by failing to comply with obligations under a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.

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