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ATO understaffing to blame for tax dispute escalation, says new Dentons partner
Tax 2024-11-28 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Dentons has nabbed former Hamilton Locke tax disputes partner Damien Bourke, who wants to build up the team aggressively and nominated ATO understaffing as a pressing issue.

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Aurizon’s Flinders Logistics buy wins ACCC nod after deal restructure
Corporate 2024-11-28 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Rail freight operator Aurizon has secured ACCC clearance for its proposed acquisition of stevedoring business Flinders Logistics after restructuring the deal.

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.

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 

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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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