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Commonwealth Bank pays record penalty over consumer data sharing failures
Financial Services 2025-12-09 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

The Commonwealth Bank has paid $792,000 in penalties after the consumer watchdog found it had failed to enable data sharing for certain business customers. 

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Judge rejects notice that KFC class action said would ‘blow up’ settlement talks
Class Actions 2025-12-09 4:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid by several KFC franchise owners to send a notice encouraging group members register for an underpayments class action prior to mediation, which the applicant argued would “blow up” settlement talks. 

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Mirvac tapped as developer for old Sydney Fish Market site
Construction 2025-12-10 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Developer Mirvac has been picked to transform the old Sydney Fish Market site, beating out Lendlease and Stockland Urban as the Infrastructure NSW’s preferred bidder.

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Four arrested as part of Bendigo Bank money laundering probe
Financial Services 2025-12-05 11:56 pm By Andy Sidler

Police have arrested four individuals who are suspected of being involved in a money laundering operation at a Bendigo Bank branch in Victoria.

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Uber’s $81M payroll tax dispute to get High Court hearing
Appeals 2025-12-04 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will hear Uber’s $81 million fight with the NSW State Revenue Office, in a case that could clarify whether digital platform operators are on the hook for payroll tax.

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AGL abandons plans for Gippsland offshore wind farm
AGL 2025-12-05 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An AGL-backed consortium has pulled the plug on the 2.5 gigawatt Gippsland Skies offshore wind energy project in Victoria, citing economic concerns.

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FWC calls out ‘people and culture puffery’ in reinstating pregnant Amazon worker
Employment 2025-12-03 11:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The Fair Work Commission has ordered labour hire firm Adecco to reinstate a pregnant worker who was unfairly dismissed from her role at an Amazon warehouse in Sydney after disclosing that she was seven weeks pregnant.

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Judge says part of ANZ’s $240M penalty in ASIC case ‘on light side’
Financial Services 2025-12-02 4:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned whether an agreed penalty against ANZ for overstating bond trading volumes is sufficient, noting the misrepresentations were “very significant”.

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Google must pay $55M over anti-competitive pacts with Telstra, Optus
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-12-02 2:40 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge on Tuesday penalised Google $55 million for anti-competitive deals requiring Telstra and Optus to pre-install its search engine on Android devices, but has questioned why action wasn’t taken against the telcos. 

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Lendlease loses appeal in $120M Campbelltown land case
Construction 2025-12-03 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lendlease has lost its appeal of a ruling that shot down its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown against a company controlled by the Macarthur-Onslow family. 

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