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Grill’d served with class action over staff rest breaks
Employment 2025-12-18 12:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A new class action targeting Grill’d alleges the burger chain wrongly denied thousands of workers the rest breaks they were entitled to under enterprise bargaining agreements.

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Falcon Capital liquidators bring case against property developer over $46M loan
Real Estate 2025-12-19 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The liquidators of Falcon Capital, which is suspected of having misused $450 million in investor funds, have sued a Melbourne property developer, claiming he knowingly assisted Falcon to loan millions in trust money in a “dishonest and fraudulent design”. 

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ACCC takes HelloFresh, Youfoodz to court over alleged subscription traps
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-12-16 11:46 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACCC has filed proceedings against home meal delivery giants HelloFresh and Youfoodz, seeking compensation for tens of thousands of customers who were allegedly charged a fee after cancelling their subscriptions.

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Hall & Wilcox hit with suit over scuttled $30M property sale
Real Estate 2025-12-16 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

An investment company which retained Hall & Wilcox to advise on the sale of a Mornington Peninsula shopping centre has sued the law firm for millions, alleging due diligence failures in relation to asbestos at the property. 

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Class action targets government’s ‘unlawful’ card payment surcharges
Class Actions 2025-12-12 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fresh off a record settlement for the Robodebt scandal, the government is facing a new class action over a law that retroactively allowed it to impose card payment surcharges, which the suit says amounts to unjust enrichment.

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Reddit brings High Court challenge over social media ban
Social Media 2025-12-12 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In its writ to the High Court on Friday, Reddit says Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 years old “directly burdens” the country’s implied freedom of political communication.

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ASIC sues super trustee over $300M investment in First Guardian fund
ASIC 2025-12-09 11:30 am By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has sued superannuation trustee Diversa for investing $300 million in retirement savings into Falcon Capital’s failed First Guardian Master fund.

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Woolworths hit with class action over underpayments disclosures
Securities 2025-12-01 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Woolworths has been hit with a shareholder class action for underpaying workers hundred of millions of dollars, with investors alleging the supermarket giant issued inflated financial statements by failing to account for proper staff remuneration. 

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Kids take fight over ‘unconstitutional’ social media ban to High Court
Social Media 2025-11-27 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two teenagers have brought a High Court challenge to the government’s ban on children under 16 using social media, arguing that it is unconstitutional because of its burden the freedom of political communication. 

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Defence firm EOS admits breaches in ASIC action, ex-boss goes to court
ASIC 2025-11-26 11:47 pm By Sam Matthews

Electro Optic Systems has admitted continuous disclosure breaches by failing to reveal a drop in its 2022 revenue forecasts, with ASIC filing a $4 million lawsuit against the defence firm and another against its co-founder.

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