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NAB resolves pregnant worker’s discrimination case
Employment 2026-01-27 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

NAB has resolved a case by an employee who alleged an offer to work in the bank’s Pitt St, Sydney branch was rescinded after her boss discovered she was pregnant.

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Traditional owners win appeal in row over Adani’s Carmichael coal mine
Appeals 2026-01-28 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has revived a legal challenge by traditional custodians against Adani’s Carmichael open cut coal mine in Queensland.

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Four Sydney venues owned by bankrupt pub baron Jon Adgemis sold
Real Estate 2026-01-28 11:07 pm By Andy Sidler

Four Sydney venues owned by Jon Adgemis, including the South Bondi Hotel, have sold shortly after being listed, following a declaration that the former KPMG partner-turned-hospitality-mogul is bankrupt.

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Noviqtech to acquire company tackling AI-related carbon emissions
M&A 2026-01-28 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

Sustainability reporting technology company Noviqtech is set to acquire biochar carbon dioxide removal company Coralia, which aims to mitigate AI-related carbon emissions.

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Police search powers ‘incompatible with human rights’: court
Human Rights 2026-01-23 3:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The declaration of Melbourne’s CBD as a location permitting random searches was “incompatible with human rights”, a judge found Friday, although she tossed a related constitutional challenge.

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Ashurst hires partners for disputes, employment teams
Business of Law 2026-01-27 11:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Ashurst has snagged two partners to grow the firm’s disputes team in Melbourne and its employment practice in Brisbane.

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‘No remorse’: McInnes Wilson sued by former equity principal
Employment 2026-01-23 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former director of the family law practice at McInnes Wilson has filed a suit seeking over $53,000 in redundancy pay, claiming his resignation was not “voluntary” and that the firm has shown “no remorse” for its alleged contraventions.

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Platinum Asset insider trader sentenced to six years in prison
White Collar 2026-01-23 2:48 pm By Andy Sidler

An investment manager has been sentenced to six years in prison after accessing confidential information from the computer of Platinum Asset Management’s chairman about a takeover offer and using the intel to trade in shares. 

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Court to hear Parramatta Eels’ case against Zac Lomax within weeks
Contracts 2026-01-23 11:10 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has agreed to hear the Parramatta Eels’ case against former player Zac Lomax on an expedited basis, as the club seeks to enforce a contractual term keeping him off the list of rival teams after an unsuccessful mediation with the Melbourne Storm.  

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AstraZeneca sues Pharmacor over plan to launch generic diabetes drug
Intellectual Property 2026-01-23 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

AstraZeneca has sued Pharmacor over its plans to list a generic version of blockbuster diabetes drug Forxiga on the PBS, but the drug maker will have to defend the validity of the patent, which was struck down by a UK court last year. 

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