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Pauline Hanson, Brian Burston settle discrimination suit
Pauline Hanson and Brian Burston have quietly settled a lawsuit in which Hanson alleged that Burston subjected her to victimisation in breach of the Sex Discrimination Act after she publicly accused him of sexually harassing female staff. 
Aristocrat’s trade secrets case against Light & Wonder settles for $190M
Gaming company Light & Wonder will pay $190 million to settle Aristocrat’s litigation in Australia and the United States alleging it misappropriated trade secrets in developing two poker machines.
Queensland solicitor reprimanded after being ‘duped’ by fake lawyer
A Queensland solicitor has been reprimanded for trust account irregularities after she was "duped" by the director of an incorporated legal practice who pretended to be a qualified lawyer.
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Pentridge Village liquidators file High Court challenge in $845M case
Liquidators of a collapsed developer have filed a High Court challenge after losing a bid to revive a lawsuit against a financier over the Pentridge Village development in Melbourne. 
Protesters challenging police powers face Victoria’s summary judgment bid
Protesters bringing a constitutional challenge over the declaration of the Melbourne CBD as a 'designated area' want to join a third person to the case after the police assistant commissioner argued the current applicants have no standing.
Svitzer took adverse action with exec’s ‘snap’ decision to ax port manager: court
Marine towage giant Svitzer took adverse action against a port manager who was dismissed in the “snap decision” of an executive irritated by the manager's lack of excitement when offered a lower-paid role as part of a restructure.
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GE Grid hit with $400K penalty for enviro reporting contraventions
A GE unit has been hit with a $400,000 penalty after admitting it failed to comply with greenhouse gas reporting obligations for four years.
Dealer loses $9M suit against GM over decision to retire Holden brand
A former Holden dealer has lost a $9 million suit alleging General Motors misleadingly represented that it was “100% committed” to the line a few years before it decided to discontinue the brand. 
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Farmer forced to vacate property loses bid for compensation for destroyed crop
A sublessee of an eight acre agricultural property in Austral has failed in his bid for nearly $500,000 in compensation after his crop was destroyed when he refused to vacate. 
‘Not appropriate’ to donate leftover funds in PFAS class actions to charity, says judge
A judge has ordered the administrator for two class actions over PFAS contamination that settled for $153 million to pay the leftover funds to group members rather than to charities, saying it was not appropriate “to go around making donations”.