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Telegram wins more time to prep appeal of $1M eSafety fine
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-09-19 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

Encrypted messaging app Telegram has won its bid to delay the hearing of its challenge to a $1 million fine from the eSafety Commissioner, after complaining about a “document dump” from the regulator. 

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Employment Hero denies misusing Seek’s data to launch rival job list
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-18 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

Human resources company Employment Hero, which has accused Seek of abusing its dominance by cutting access to its platform, has rejected claims in the hiring giant’s defence of misuse of candidate data.

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Federal government cuts offshore wind fees in bid to woo investors
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-18 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government is slashing costs and red tape for offshore wind developers, in a bid to attract investment to the burgeoning industry. 

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Emissions target for 2035 slammed by climate activists as ‘timid’
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-18 11:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government has announced its plan to reduce emissions by between 62 and 70 per cent on 2005 levels by 2035, a target the Climate Council has described as “timid”.

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CityLink can’t void toll roaming pacts with ConnectEast after $36M loss
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-09-17 11:35 pm By Sam Matthews

CityLink has lost a bid to void toll roaming agreements with ConnectEast after it was ordered to repay $36 million in overcharged roaming fees, with a judge rejecting its arguments as contrary to City Link-specific legislation.

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Company loses bid for $6M in compensation for Sydney Metro’s compulsory acquisition
Construction 2025-09-17 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The owner of a dental practice compulsorily acquired by Sydney Metro for the Metro West project has lost a bid for $6 million in compensation, with a judge rejecting its claim for ‘special value’ in the land.

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Renewables company sued over unpaid commissions on $50M solar project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-16 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

Proval Renewables has filed a lawsuit against renewables company May Brothers Holdings, seeking to hold it to an agreement to make commission payments of $4.5 million on a $50 million solar project.

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Pinsent Masons poaches PwC energy partner
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-16 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

Pinsent Masons has lured a PwC partner to bolster its energy offering in Melbourne.

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High Court asked to decide if abattoir activists own footage copyright
Intellectual Property 2025-09-12 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

An activist group has asked the High Court to overturn a decision finding it does not own the copyright for grim footage secretly obtained by trespassing at a Victorian slaughterhouse, arguing the case has consequences for press freedoms.

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Appeals court rejects ‘narrow, technical’ reading of VCAT’s powers
Appeals 2025-09-15 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

A construction company has lost its bid to appeal a VCAT decision determining a $1.4 million dispute against it because of its conduct in the case, with an appeals court rejecting its “narrow and technical” reading of the tribunal’s powers.

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