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In win for government, High Court rules Iranian man can be indefinitely detained
High Court 2024-05-10 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has found the indefinite detention of an Iranian man is not unlawful because he could be removed to his home country were he to cooperate with immigration authorities.

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Thomson Geer expands WA presence with Perth boutique merger
Construction 2024-05-10 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

Thomson Geer is set to nab four partners and 19 staff in a merger with boutique Perth-based firm Tottle Partners, expanding the national firm’s presence in Western Australia.

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Greens senator wants trial reopened to rebut Hanson evidence about her religion
Discrimination 2024-05-09 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mehreen Faruqi wants to reopen a racial discrimination trial to rebut evidence by One Nation senator Pauline Hanson that she didn’t know the deputy Greens leader was Muslim when she wrote in a tweet that the senator should “piss off back to Pakistan”. 

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Veteran information regulator to take the reins at OAIC
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-09 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A veteran regulator with decades of government experience has been appointed to lead the Office of the Australian Information Commission amid a major overhaul of privacy laws and simmering controversies over AI, children’s privacy and data security.

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Bruce Lehrmann had no win, no fee agreement with defamation law firm, court told
Defamation 2024-05-08 12:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bruce Lehrmann had no behind-the-scenes financial backer for his failed and costly defamation case against Network Ten but had entered a no win, no fee arrangement with his solicitors, a court has heard.

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Livestream of Mark Latham trial may be cut off if parties face Lehrmann-like social media backlash
Defamation 2024-05-08 1:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Counsel for independent Sydney member Alex Greenwich has raised concerns about livestreaming the trial in his defamation case against former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham after witnessing the “astonishing” and “very disturbing” social media commentary during the Bruce Lehrmann trial.

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Go-to barrister for ASIC appointed judge on NSW Supreme Court
Courts 2024-05-02 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A leading commercial barrister who represented ASIC in its first fees-for-no-service case stemming from the banking royal commission has been appointed a judge on the NSW Supreme Court.

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Best practices for ‘he said, she said’ workplace investigations
Analysis 2024-05-01 1:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Workplace investigations involving unwitnessed, conflicting accounts are among the most difficult situations for an employer, but findings can still be made, despite the “common misconception” there is nothing to tip the balance, according to experts. 

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Hanson says she didn’t known Greens leader was Muslim when she wrote ‘piss off’ tweet
Trials 2024-04-30 11:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been accused of lying under oath after claiming she did not know deputy Greens leader Mehreen Faruqi was Muslim when she wrote in a a tweet that the senator should “piss off back to Pakistan”. 

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Pauline Hanson’s ‘dog whistle’ tweet caused torrent of abuse, says Greens’ Mehreen Faruqi
Discrimination 2024-04-29 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pauline Hanson’s tweet that Mehreen Faruqi should “piss off back to Pakistan” was not a fair comment on a post the deputy Greens leader made after Queen Elizabeth II died that was critical of the monarchy, Faruqi argued as trial kicked off in her racial discrimination case against the One Nation leader.

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