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Court, union debate what portion of $90M Qantas penalty goes to workers
Employment 2025-08-27 2:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Transport Workers Union and a judge have debated how much of a $90 million penalty handed to Qantas should be given to 1,820 workers who were unlawfully outsourced during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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RAMS accuses class action of trying to ‘hijack’ ASIC case
Class Actions 2025-08-26 11:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Westpac’s defunct mortgage unit RAMS has accused a class action by former franchisees of attempting to “hijack” civil penalty proceedings by the corporate regulator by seeking to intervene in the case.

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Uber did not conspire to take out TaxiApps, court says
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-08-25 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

TaxiApps, the operator of the GoCatch rideshare app, has failed to prove that Uber engaged in an unlawful conspiracy, despite a judge finding the rideshare giant intended to harm the defunct taxi app and “surreptitiously” obtained a confidential driver list. 

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Coles, Woolworths class actions ‘put to sleep’ until ACCC trial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-25 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge will hit pause on two class actions against Coles and Woolworths over allegedly illusory discounts after hearing a bid to bind group members to the findings in related proceedings by the ACCC. 

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Supersized? Judge wants to know value of McDonald’s class action claims
Class Actions 2025-08-22 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a class action on behalf of 300,000 allegedly underpaid McDonald’s workers wants to know the monetary value of the claims, while also questioning why the initial trial in the complex case is set to run for 35 days.

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Blue Sky class action not fleeing to Victoria after High Court solicitors’ CFO ruling
Class Actions 2025-08-21 11:20 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments won’t seek to transfer the case to contingency fee-friendly Victoria despite a High Court ruling that put the kibosh on solicitors’ common fund orders. 

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Lendlease scores pharma giant as latest Victoria Cross Tower tenant
Construction 2025-08-22 11:09 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Global pharmaceutical company Novartis has become the latest tenant at Lendlease’s Victoria Cross Tower in North Sydney. Novartis ANZ will set up shop across one floor of the building, occupying 1,700 square metres in the mid-rise of the building, Lendlease said Thursday. The skyscraper is more than 30 per cent leased, with 70 percent of…

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Macquarie’s car loan class action settlement wins court OK
Dion Fahey 2025-08-20 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has signed off on Macquarie Leasing’s settlement in one of three class actions against lenders over flexible commissions paid to car dealers.

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Cudeco class action judge threatens to set trial down if KPMG settlement not finalised
Class Actions 2025-08-19 3:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge hearing a class action over the collapse of mining company Cudeco has questioned why, despite an in-principle settlement being reached with auditor KPMG, the parties have not sought to formally dismiss the claim. 

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Woodside’s North West Shelf challenge has languished for 3 years, court told
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-20 11:50 pm By Andy Sidler

A heritage bid to protect Murujuga’s rock art in Western Australia has languished with the environment minister for more than three years, a court has heard, leaving gas giant Woodside to continue to threaten the sacred spot.

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