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FWC calls out ‘people and culture puffery’ in reinstating pregnant Amazon worker
The Fair Work Commission has ordered labour hire firm Adecco to reinstate a pregnant worker who was unfairly dismissed from her role at an Amazon warehouse in Sydney after disclosing that she was seven weeks pregnant.
Google must pay $55M over anti-competitive pacts with Telstra, Optus
A judge on Tuesday penalised Google $55 million for anti-competitive deals requiring Telstra and Optus to pre-install its search engine on Android devices, but has questioned why action wasn't taken against the telcos. 
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Charter Hall drops $210M for Melbourne’s Burwood One shopping centre
Charter Hall has acquired the Burwood One shopping centre in Melbourne’s east for $210 million, just days after snapping up a triple-supermarket-anchored shopping destination in Queensland. 
Judge makes $5M penalty against Noumi available to class action
A judge has ordered that a $5 million penalty ASIC won against Noumi be made available for distribution to group members in a class action against the food giant, on top of a $43 million settlement. 
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Pipe manufacturer Buteline added to residential defects suit
New Zealand-based pipe manufacturer Buteline has been added to a case seeking damages over the installation of allegedly defective water pipes in a residential building in the Northern Territory.
Titan accuses rival Pentana of holding customer data ‘hostage’
In a copyright and competition fight with car dealer software company Pentana that heads to trial on Monday, Titan DMS says its rival is trying to bar it from helping customers overcome a practice of holding their data "hostage”.
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Ceerose, Zone Q must remedy defects in Sydney apartment building
An owners corporation has won orders requiring builder Ceerose and developer Zone Q rectify some defects in a Sydney apartment building, but failed to win work orders in relation to others.
Defence firm EOS admits breaches in ASIC action, ex-boss goes to court
Electro Optic Systems has admitted continuous disclosure breaches by failing to reveal a drop in its 2022 revenue forecasts, with ASIC filing a $4 million lawsuit against the defence firm and another against its co-founder.
Not a ‘court of taste’: Mark Latham says homophobic tweet not defamatory
A homophobic tweet aimed at independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich may have approached “vulgar abuse" but was just part of the cut and thrust of Australian political debate, former One Nation politician Mark Latham has said.
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Shinetec wins round in spat over $185M Gosford development
A judge has handed Shinetec a win in its dispute with the developer of a scuttled $185 million project in Sydney, finding that $48 million owed by the builder to its parent company after the developer called on a letter of credit fell within the definition of ‘secured money’.