The federal government plans to significantly increase penalties for companies that contravene environment laws as it moves forward with a suite of changes described by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young as “not worth the paper they’re printed on”.
Auditor BDO has hit back at a negligence suit by Dubber over $26.6 million in alleged missing funds, making proportionate liability claims against the software company’s former CEO and external solicitor, who is said to have disbursed company funds “wrongly and in breach of trust”.
Australia has reached an agreement with the US for the supply of critical minerals and rare earths amid increasing competition with China, starting with projects in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
In the wake of a judgment that Apple and Google misused their market power in running their app stores, the tech giants are fighting injunctions proposed by Epic Games, which they say go beyond the case argued at trial.
Former senior barrister Norman O’Bryan has pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges in connection with his role as counsel for the Banksia Securities class action.
Former barrister Norman O’Bryan has lost his bid to suppress reporting on the hearing where he was committed to stand trial for criminal offences related to his role in the Banksia class action, with a magistrate finding the orders would be “futile”.
A judge has struck down controversial new anti-protest laws in New South Wales which gave police powers to shut down protests “in or near a place of worship”, finding they were contrary to the freedom of political communication.
The Queensland government has introduced defamation reforms to bring it in line with other jurisdictions and prevent “forum shopping,” adding a new defence for social media platforms and increasing powers for courts.
Commercial real estate firm JLL has been sued by two sacked executives who say their reputations were tarred by “highly misleading” statements about an investigation into misconduct at the firm.
The High Court has approved the imposition of additional land tax on non-residents and foreign-owned entities, finding that the Commonwealth government had the power to limit the application of international tax agreements.