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Humm Group avoids court action after ASIC investigations
The corporate cop will not take enforcement action against consumer lender Humm Group or its subsidiaries, following investigations into the companies' reporting processes and contract terms.
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Brisbane Airport can’t call on entire $13.4M security in contractor row
Baggage handling company Alstef Australia has had a partial win in its quest to stop the Brisbane Airport Corporation from calling on $13.4 million in bank guarantees.
Judge signs off on $10.3M penalty in ASIC case against Mercer Super
A judge has signed off on an agreed $10.3 million penalty against Mercer Super for failing to inform ASIC about investigations into serious issues, after the judge requested more information on how the penalty had been arrived at.
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Mitsubishi Estate, BKC team up to buy Smithfield industrial estate for $127.5M
BKC Australia and Mitsubishi Estate outfit MEC Global Partners Asia have joined forces to acquire the Cumberland Industrial Estate in Smithfield, Sydney, for $127.5 million from Goodman.
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Changes to Tasmania’s heritage laws don’t go far enough, EDO says
The Tasmanian Government is planning to replace the state's 51-year-old Aboriginal Heritage Act, but legal and Indigenous groups say the bill does not go far enough.
Settlement reached in shareholder class action against CuDeco directors
A shareholder class action against former directors of collapsed mining company CuDeco has settled on the eve of trial, a year after KPMG reached a settlement.
Applicants get ‘another bite of the cherry’ in discrimination case against Sydney Uni academics
A judge will hear an application to amend by the applicants in two discrimination cases against University of Sydney academics accused of making allegedly antisemitic statements, saying the issues in the pleading had to be ruled on.
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Maurice Blackburn scores partial win in fight over home insurance premiums info
A tribunal has found the public interest favours disclosure of information about how premiums are calculated under the state's home building insurance scheme, partly overturning a decision refusing access to documents sought by Maurice Blackburn.
Coles, Woolworths to face new price-gouging law
Coles and Woolworths could face penalties of more than $10 million under new supermarket price-gouging laws that come into effect next week, and the ACCC says community concerns will guide its enforcement priorities. 
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Activist group’s challenge fails against Tamboran fracking project
Environmental activist group Lock the Gate has lost its case which aimed to block Tamboran B2's gas exploration project in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo basin.