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Class action firm may seek compensation for unlawful immigration detention
Human Rights 2023-11-10 9:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A leading class action firm may seek compensation for those who were illegally detained after the High Court ruled that Australia’s system of holding individuals […]

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Court rejects human rights group’s bid to repatriate Aussies detained in Syria
Human Rights 2023-11-03 12:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A human rights group has lost its legal bid to compel the federal government to bring home Australians stuck in Syrian camps, with a a […]

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High Court finds Victoria’s electric car tax invalid
High Court 2023-10-18 12:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has struck down a Victorian tax on electric cars, finding the state usurped powers held only by the federal government. The 7-1 […]

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Judgeā€™s service with silk on chambers’ board gave rise to appearance of bias: court
Legal Ethics 2023-09-22 4:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has set aside findings of professional misconduct against a Perth solicitor who allegedly failed to pay a silk $23,000 in fees after […]

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Court throws out decision on nuclear waste facility location
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-07-21 10:25 pm By Gareth Baker

A court has set aside former Federal Minister for Resources Keith Pitt’s decision to develop a nuclear waste facility in Napandee in South Australiaā€™s Eyre […]

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Repatriating Aussies detained in Syria ‘easy to do’, top judge told
Human Rights 2023-06-16 11:24 pm By Gareth Baker

A human rights group has told the Federal Court it will file for habeas corpus in a bid to compel the federal government to bring […]

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High Court says ‘direct and far-reaching ramifications’ of contract gives outsider right to relief
High Court 2022-03-09 9:42 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The High Court has ruled that the ā€œdirect and far-reaching ramificationsā€ of a contract between the federal government and Tasmaniaā€™s two major airports justifies an […]

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Judge throws out part of challenge to India travel ban
COVID-19 2021-05-10 9:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has dismissed part of a legal challenge to the Morrison government’s ban on Australians travelling home from India during a devastating surge in […]

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India travel ban faces Federal Court challenge
COVID-19 2021-05-05 4:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

A 73-year old Australian man has filed a constitutional challenge to the Morrison government’s decision to ban travel from India amid a devastating surge in […]

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Last stop for ACCC as High Court refuses leave to appeal Pacific National, Aurizon deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-12-08 1:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has reached the end of the line in its challenge to Pacific National’s $205 million acquisition of Aurizon’s Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland, […]

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