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Crown, Star look set to admit non-compliance in AUSTRAC actions
AUSTRAC 2023-02-13 2:01 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has heard that casino giants Crown and Star are likely to reach agreement with AUSTRAC as to liability in proceedings alleging “widespread and […]

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Murdoch can add Crikey bosses to defamation case
Defamation 2023-01-30 3:47 pm By Sam Matthews

Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has cited the “editorial interference” of Private Media chairman Eric Beecher and CEO Will Hayward in a successful bid to […]

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Winners and losers in 2022’s headline-grabbing defamation cases
Defamation 2023-01-27 10:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

From the ongoing saga of the high-profile Christian Porter action against the ABC to “backyard” litigation testing the serious harm bar, defamation cases made headlines […]

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Murdoch names Private Media bosses in expanded defamation case over Crikey article
Defamation 2022-12-22 3:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The decision by Crikey to republish an article at the centre of a defamation case by Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch is the focus of […]

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ACCC wins price-fixing case against BlueScope Steel, senior exec
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-09 10:26 am By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has largely won its case against BlueScope Steel and former general manager Jason Ellis alleging they engaged in “serious […]

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Crikey planned media blitz over Murdoch feud to up subscriptions, court told
Media 2022-12-01 5:29 pm By Sam Matthews

News outlet Crikey has handed over internal documents showing its plans to mount a marketing campaign portraying itself as the victim in a “David and […]

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Murdoch flags ‘massive dispute about privilege’ in Crikey defamation battle
Defamation 2022-11-30 3:22 pm By Sam Matthews

A “massive dispute about privilege” is on the cards in the defamation row between Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch and news outlet Crikey over an […]

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$1M penalty against NQ Cranes over cartel agreement gets court’s OK
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-11-23 5:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a $1 million penalty against Queensland crane company NQ Cranes for engaging in a conspiracy with a multinational rival to divide […]

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Crane maker NQCranes agrees to $1M penalty in ACCC’s cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-10-26 11:36 am By Cindy Cameronne

Queensland crane company NQCranes has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case alleging it engaged in a […]

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Judge doubts Lachlan Murdoch’s claim that media ‘sold a pup’ with defamation reforms
Defamation 2022-10-21 3:22 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected Lachlan Murdoch’s claim that the media has been ‘sold a pup’ with a new public interest defence that Crikey’s publisher has […]

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