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Ten reporter settles personal injury case, forges ahead with discrimination suit
Employment 2024-08-26 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

Former Ten journalist Tegan George has reached a settlement in a case claiming she suffered PTSD on the job, but will continue her separate lawsuit against the TV network for alleged sex discrimination.

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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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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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Trans woman wins landmark ruling in discrimination case against female-only app
Human Rights 2024-08-23 11:15 pm By Andy Sidler

In a test of Julia Gillard-era amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act guarding against discrimination on the basis of gender identity, the Federal Court has ruled that a trans-exclusionary social media app, Giggle for Girls, was unlawfully discriminatory.

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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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ASIC wins credit facility case against Kraken cryptocurrency exchange
Cryptocurrency 2024-08-23 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate regulator has won its case against Bit Trade, the Australian provider of the Kraken crypto exchange, after a judge rejected the company’s argument that its product was not a credit facility. 

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CFMEU forcibly placed into administration
Employment 2024-08-23 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government has taken control of the construction division of the CFMEU and all of its state branches, in an extraordinary move expected to see the replacement of almost 270 elected office bearers.

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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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Judge takes red pen to proposed 40% GCO in Ansell class action
Class Actions 2024-08-22 11:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed a law firm running a shareholder class action against medical glove maker Ansell to earn a 40 per cent contingency fee, but slashed the rate for settlements or judgments over $50 million.

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