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Coles supermarket lease plans in WA to face in-depth scrutiny
M&A 2026-01-29 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Coles Group’s proposed leasehold acquisition of a Kalgoorlie supermarket and liquor store site needs further review, the competition regulator said Thursday.

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Deloitte analysis on efficiency standards a trade secret: VCAT
Public law 2026-01-27 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A tribunal has found Deloitte’s cost-benefit analysis on new energy efficiency standards is protected from disclosure under Freedom of Information laws because it contains trade secrets.

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BHP defeats unfair dismissal suit over mug throwing incident
Employment 2026-01-27 3:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former BHP Coal employee has lost his unfair dismissal case, with the Fair Work Commission finding  his conduct in throwing a mug and threatening a co-worker was a valid reason for dismissal. 

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NAB resolves pregnant worker’s discrimination case
Employment 2026-01-27 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

NAB has resolved a case by an employee who alleged an offer to work in the bank’s Pitt St, Sydney branch was rescinded after her boss discovered she was pregnant.

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BHP, Rio Tinto argue harassment claims can’t run as class actions
Class Actions 2026-01-22 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

BHP and Rio Tinto have told a court that the claims of thousands of women who allegedly experienced workplace sexual harassment and discrimination should not be brought as class actions.

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Uber found to have breached contract by deactivating driver over complaints
Contracts 2026-01-22 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the first of dozens of similar cases to be decided, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Uber breached its contract with a driver by deactivating his account over seven complaints.

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BHP wins spat with Aquila over mining tenement boundary
Appeals 2026-01-22 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has handed BHP a win in a dispute with Aquila Steel over the boundary between their neighbouring mining tenements, rejecting Aquila’s “fanciful” argument about the construction of a 58-year-old document.

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BHP files High Court challenge to same job, same pay orders
Appeals 2026-01-20 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

BHP has filed a High Court challenge to orders requiring it to pay labour hire workers at mines in central Queensland the same as its workers.

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Deloitte says release of settlement gig doc would have chilling effect
Class Actions 2026-01-16 4:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Deloitte has warned that publishing evidence filed in support of its successful bid for an increase in settlement administration costs in a stolen wages class action could have a “chilling effect”.

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4.7M kids’ accounts removed during first month of social media ban
Social Media 2026-01-16 4:21 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Social media companies have removed, deactivated or restricted about 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under 16 during the first month of the country’s social media ban, according to the eSafety Commissioner.

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