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ACCC accuses Webjet of misleading customers about flight prices, bookings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-28 4:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Online travel booking site Webjet has been taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly misleading consumers about flight prices and bookings.

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Real estate ‘mogul’ Sasha Hopkins slapped with $1.25M fine
Real Estate 2024-11-27 3:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered self-styled real estate mogul Sasha Hopkins to pay a $1.25 million penalty for luring investors to put their life savings into risky property developments.Ā 

Google faces potential class action over AdTech dominance
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-26 1:21 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Google is facing a class action investigation into whether its allegedly anti-competitive conduct in the advertising technology market caused publishers to receive less revenue than the otherwise would have.

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Dominique Grubisa’s companies illegally scraped court websites: OAIC
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-11-26 2:52 pm By Sam Matthews

The OAIC has found two companies connected to wealth guru Dominique Grubisa breached privacy laws by scraping data from court websites for a client lead list used to target vulnerable people.

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Bubble tea chain Chatime fined for underpaying staff
Employment 2024-11-26 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Bubble tea chain Chatime Australia and its managing director have been fined $132,480 for underpaying employees in its Melbourne and Sydney stores by more than $160,000.

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Travelex wins opposition to blockchain tech company’s trade marks
Intellectual Property 2024-11-26 3:20 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

International currency exchange company Travelex has won its opposition to three trade marks by blockchain travel company Travelx.

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Albanese government dumps misinformation bill
Media 2024-11-25 1:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Alabese government has dumped a bill to combat misinformation and disinformation online following opposition from Liberal and Greens senators.

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Union boss says she faces charges over alleged $2.7M scheme, wants FWC case stayed
Public Corruption 2024-11-22 4:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Health Workers Union secretary Diana Asmar wants to halt a case by the Fair Work Commission over an alleged $2.7 million false invoicing scheme, saying criminal proceedings were ā€œon the cardsā€.

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AI pathology invention just administrative tool, not patentable: IP Australia
Intellectual Property 2024-11-21 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

AI tech company Paige can’t patent a tool to provide quality control for analysis of pathology images, with IP Australia finding the invention is merely an ā€œadministrative schemeā€ to automate the role of human pathologists.Ā 

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Wealth guru Dominique Grubisa pleads ignorance in appeal of $6M penalty
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-20 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

On appeal of a $6 million judgment for misleading statements, Dominique Grubisa and her wealth education company DG Institute have argued her advice was based on faulty knowledge, not ill intentions.Ā 

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