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4.7M kids’ accounts removed during first month of social media ban
Social Media 2026-01-16 4:21 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Social media companies have removed, deactivated or restricted about 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under 16 during the first month of the country’s social media ban, according to the eSafety Commissioner.

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Fiction & Fiction: Judge raps litigant for ‘unhelpful’, non-existent citations
AI 2026-01-16 11:35 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A litigant who cited Dogan & Dogan, Duncan & Duncan and other non-existent cases after using AI to craft her arguments created difficulties for the court, a judge has said in a decision on an appeal of costs.

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Home & Away scriptwriter drops case against Seven Network
Employment 2026-01-16 11:33 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A scriptwriter for Seven’s Home & Away has dropped her Fair Work case against the TV network.

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Saudi Arabian embassy can’t escape Fair Work cases: court
Appeals 2026-01-15 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Full Federal Court has upheld a finding that the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia is not immune from unfair dismissal proceedings launched by over a dozen former workers.

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Keppel secures lease for $10B AI hub in Victoria
AI 2026-01-16 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Singapore-based asset manager Keppel has announced plans for a $10 billion AI data centre hub near Morwell, Victoria, after striking a deal with Lightwood Group to lease a 123-hectare site.

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Norton Rose Fulbright nabs finance partner from Corrs
Business of Law 2026-01-15 11:22 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A banking and finance partner has joined Norton Rose Fulbright’s Melbourne office after 15 years at Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

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SA premier faces potential defamation suit by Palestinian author
Defamation 2026-01-14 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Palestinian-Australian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah has sent a concerns notice to South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas over statements he made while defending the decision to remove her from the Adelaide Writers Week line-up.

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No emergency declaration for Brisbane’s planned Olympics stadium
Environment 2026-01-15 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal environment minister has rejected an emergency application to declare Victoria Park, the planned site for the Brisbane Olympics stadium, a significant Aboriginal heritage area.

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Litigants can tweak defects case against Buildstruct over Caulfield development
Construction 2026-01-15 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The applicants in a case against Buildstruct over alleged defects at an 11-block apartment complex in Melbourne can update their suit to include new allegations against the builder, its director Mark Cavey and the surveyors.

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Meta removed 544,000 kids accounts in first month of social media ban
Social Media 2026-01-12 4:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Meta has sharply criticised Australia’s social media ban for children after confirming it removed over half a million Facebook, Instagram and Threads accounts in the first month of the ban.

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