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Judge questions if Tiwi Islanders disqualified from challenging Santos drill plan
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-07-13 10:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned whether Tiwi Islanders’ delay in filing an application to stop Santos from beginning drilling on an offshore gas project this month […]

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‘Welfare dependency’ relevant in age pension class action, court told
Class Actions 2022-05-30 1:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fighting a class action that claims the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy, the Commonwealth says the rate of […]

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Nine denies discrimination in class action over $30M Palm Island settlement coverage
Class Actions 2022-04-08 10:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nine has hit back at a class action by Indigenous Australians who say the broadcaster’s coverage of a $30 million class action settlement with the […]

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High Court won’t hear ALP members’ challenge to federal takeover of election
High Court 2022-03-31 10:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined special leave to members of the Victorian Labor party to challenge a judge’s finding that the pre-selection of ALP candidates […]

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Class action can’t sue over government funding decisions, NT says
Class Actions 2022-03-03 3:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Northern Territory government has hit back at a class action over allegedly underresourced and discriminatory healthcare services in the Indigenous community of Wadeye, saying […]

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ALP loses challenge to federal takeover ahead of election
Appeals 2022-02-25 9:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Members of the Victorian Labor party and associated unions have lost a bid to overturn a judge’s finding that the pre-selection of ALP candidates in […]

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Priceline class action on verge of collapse as funder withdraws
Class Actions 2022-02-18 1:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The funder that was bankrolling a class action alleging pharmacy giant Priceline exercised an “overly prescriptive level of control” on franchisees which limited their profitability […]

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No obligation to disclose climate change risks, gov’t says in sovereign bonds class action
Climate change 2021-12-21 4:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Morrison government has denied that it has any obligation to disclose climate change risks to investors of its sovereign bonds as it defends a […]

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Nine hit with discrimination class action over $30M Palm Island settlement coverage
Class Actions 2021-12-13 4:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

Nine Network has been hit with a class action by Indigenous Australians who say the broadcaster’s coverage of a $30 million class action settlement being […]

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Court tosses case over sacred trees at Western Highway upgrade site
Environment 2021-11-23 8:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has summarily dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Victorian government of acting unlawfully by improving the Western Highway and threatening to harm six ‘directions’ […]

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