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High Court asked to clarify test for damages in shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2025-09-25 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Saying the appeals court committed “fundamental errors” in approaching their claim of loss, the applicants in failed cases against the Commonwealth Bank have appealed to the High Court, in a case that could clarity the elusive test for damages in shareholder class actions.

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Macquarie admits failures over Keystone, vows to repay investors
Financial Services 2025-09-25 11:03 am By Cindy Cameronne

Super trustee Macquarie Investment Management has admitted it failed to act efficiently, honestly and fairly after thousands of members invested $321 million in a Keystone fund under investigation for misusing funds. 

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Optus fined $100M for ‘appalling’ sales tactics
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-24 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered embattled Optus to pay a $100 million penalty for “appalling” contraventions, after the telco admitted staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn’t afford.

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Seven Network faces underpayments class action investigation
Class Actions 2025-09-24 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Media giant Seven Network is facing a class action investigation into possible underpayments, including the alleged failure to pay rest breaks and overtime.

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Optus appoints Kerry Schott to investigate Triple Zero failure
Telecommunications 2025-09-24 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Optus has appointed former Sydney Water CEO and NBN Co director Kerry Schott to investigate a 13-hour Triple Zero outage linked to three deaths.

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ABC hit with $150K penalty for Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal
Employment 2025-09-24 11:01 am By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Uber found to owe lost pay to deactivated driver
Employment 2025-09-24 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

In a landmark decision, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has awarded lost pay to an Uber driver who was unfairly deactivated from the ridesharing app for two months following a false complaint by passengers who assaulted him.

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Monadelphous lands $220M in contracts with BHP, Fortescue
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-25 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Engineering group Monadelphous has won construction contracts valued at $220 million with BHP and Fortescue for mining projects in the Pilbara.

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ACMA to look at Singtel’s investment in Optus network after Triple Zero failure
Telecommunications 2025-09-22 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ACMA has kicked off an investigation into a 13-hour Optus Triple Zero outage connected to three deaths in two states, promising to look at Singapore-based parent company’s Singtel’s investment in the company’s network and reporting systems.

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Santos must hand over info in activist’s challenge to Reindeer gas field plan
Environment 2025-09-23 11:00 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Santos has failed to convince a judge that it should not provide documents relied on by NOPSEMA to approve the company’s environmental plan for its Reindeer gas field in judicial review proceedings.

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