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Lawyer wins appeal over $5M settlement for shelving class action
A Canberra solicitor has won his challenge to disciplinary action over a settlement that included a $3.5 million benefit for his law firm in return for mothballing a potential overcharging class action against another firm.
University of NSW hit with $211K penalty for underpaying casual staff
The University of NSW has been hit with a $211,200 penalty after admitting to "systemic" underpayments of casual staff at its business school.
Energy infrastructure contractor wins strike-out in union’s underpayments case
Energy infrastructure contractor Zinfra has won its bid to strike out 25 paragraphs in a union's underpayment case dealing with the employees as a group, with a judge finding the pleadings were insufficient.
ABC hit with $150K penalty for Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal
A judge has ordered the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to pay $150,000 for unfairly dismissing presenter Antoinette Lattouf because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. 
Lattouf calls out ABC’s ‘performative’ regret in seeking $350K penalty
Ex-ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf is seeking a penalty of up to $350,000 against the national broadcaster for her unfair dismissal, citing its “performative” expressions of regret. 
Antoinette Lattouf wins $70,000 in unfair dismissal case against ABC
A judge has awarded former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf $70,000 in compensation after finding the national broadcaster unlawfully terminated her employment because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.
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Contractor on $3.6B EnergyConnect project unlawfully refused union entry: court
Transgrid contractor Elecnor unlawfully denied the Electrical Trades Union access to 47 migrant workers on Australia’s largest transmission project, a court has found. 
ABC managing director admits oversight in Lattouf dismissal case
ABC managing director David Anderson has admitted in cross-examination that there was a “missing step” in former presenter’s Antoinette Lattouf's dismissal.
ABC says being ‘poster girl’ for press freedom caused Latouff’s distress
Claims of hurt and distress by former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf stemming from her dismissal are misdirected, the broadcaster has argued at trial.
‘We owe her nothing’: Ex-ABC head’s email surfaces at Lattouf dismissal trial
Ex-ABC chair Ita Buttrose sent an email suggesting Antoinette Lattouf be pulled off air following an email campaign by pro-Israel lawyers, a court has heard.