A long-serving Virgin Australia flight attendant who was found sleeping on the job was unfairly sacked given the length of her employment with the airline, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Broadcaster Seven has filed court proceedings against a production firm it partners with to broadcast the Olympic Games for allegedly refusing to hand over software it needs for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.
US medical device maker Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $105 million to settle a class action on behalf of Australian women implanted with one or more of the company’s pelvic mesh or sling products.
Retail giants Bunnings and Kmart are facing an investigation by the country’s privacy regulator for using facial recognition technology in their stores.
The National Australia Bank has denied claims by a former senior employee that she was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender, saying a manager did not brandish a baseball bat in a threatening way but merely carried it around as a ‘fidget toy’.
Citigroup has settled a lawsuit alleging it gave a customer conflicted financial advice to invest most of her savings in “risky” products, despite her being an inexperienced investor with limited funds.
Sydney homeowners bringing a class action over homes they claim are sinking into the ground won’t be able to recoup alleged losses from the engineering company that certified the lots for development.
Fairfax has foreshadowed a fight over whether former synagogue president and Victorian Liberal party treasurer David Mond suffered ‘serious harm’ as a result of articles published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald accusing him of deciding to host a speech by a convicted spy.
Former attorney-general Christian Porter has joined the legal team of underworld figure Mick Gatto in his High Court bid to revive defamation claims against the ABC over an article he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.