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Former FWC senior president charged with possessing child abuse material
Crime 2025-08-05 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A legal academic and former senior president of the Fair Work Commission is facing charges after child abuse material allegedly flashed on his screen during a lecture at Monash University.

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‘Outlandish training’: Ex-NRL player sues club over career-ending injury
Sports 2025-08-05 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Former NRL player Lloyd Perrett has launched a lawsuit against his former club, alleging his career was cut short after sustaining permanent injuries from the club’s training regime.

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Barrister who failed to disclose contempt conviction loses battle for practicing certificate
Business of Law 2025-08-04 11:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A barrister who claimed a conviction for contempt had “slipped his mind” has lost an appeal of a decision finding he was not a fit and proper person to hold a practicing certificate.

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St Mary’s development wins approval over opposition from Sydney council
Construction 2025-08-05 11:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The archdiocese of Sydney has successfully appealed Sydney council’s refusal of an application to build a six-storey building in the precinct of St Mary’s Cathedral.

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Victorian premier flags law enshrining WFH rights
Employment 2025-08-04 11:51 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Victorian premier has vowed to introduce legislation to give public and private sector employees who can reasonably do their job from home the right to work from home for at least two days a week.

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BlueScope leads consortium vying for Whyalla Steelworks
Construction 2025-08-04 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

BlueScope Steel is leading an international consortium that’s bidding to acquired the troubled steel making facility Whyalla Steelworks. 

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Court rejects bid to remove neon sign from heritage-listed Adelaide building
Construction 2025-08-04 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The owner of a heritage listed Victorian-era building in Adelaide’s iconic Rundle Mall has lost its challenge to a decision rejecting its application to remove a 1930s-era neon sign, with a court finding removal would affect its heritage value.

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OpenAI wins challenge to trade mark with ‘GPT’ suffix
Intellectual Property 2025-07-31 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

OpenAI has successfully blocked an Australian company’s bid to trade mark the name of an AI immigration service that uses the suffix ‘GPT’.

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Solicitor beats appeal in negligence case over rescinded property sale
Real Estate 2025-08-01 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has declined to revive a negligence case against a solicitor accused by a former client of failing to advise him on key clauses in a rescinded $1.7 million sale contract.

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AUSTRAC brings court action against pokies giant Mounties
Gaming 2025-07-30 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

AUSTRAC has launched proceedings against gaming club group Mounties, alleging the company engaged in serious and systemic non-compliance with anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws.

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