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The King’s School headmaster settles Fair Work case
The headmaster of The King’s School has settled Fair Work proceedings brought against the elite Sydney school late last year. 
Sydney Trains class action settles for up to $7.6M
A class action brought by Sydney Trains’ operations staff alleging they were overworked and underpaid has settled for between $6 and $7.6 million. 
Pauline Hanson, Brian Burston settle discrimination suit
Pauline Hanson and Brian Burston have quietly settled a lawsuit in which Hanson alleged that Burston subjected her to victimisation in breach of the Sex Discrimination Act after she publicly accused him of sexually harassing female staff. 
Aristocrat’s trade secrets case against Light & Wonder settles for $190M
Gaming company Light & Wonder will pay $190 million to settle Aristocrat’s litigation in Australia and the United States alleging it misappropriated trade secrets in developing two poker machines.
‘Not appropriate’ to donate leftover funds in PFAS class actions to charity, says judge
A judge has ordered the administrator for two class actions over PFAS contamination that settled for $153 million to pay the leftover funds to group members rather than to charities, saying it was not appropriate “to go around making donations”. 
Seek, Employment Hero resolve misuse of market power lawsuit
A Federal Court suit by HR company Employment Hero accusing investor and rival Seek of misusing its market power has been resolved.
Top 10 class action settlements of 2025
Class action settlements hit major milestones last year, with the year’s largest settlements totalling $1.6 billion and one case resolving for a historic $548.5 million.
Macquarie agrees to pay $35M penalty in ASIC’s first short-sale reporting case
Macquarie Securities has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty in a civil suit brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging systemic misreporting of short sales over a 14-year period.
Judge ‘very uncomfortable’ with funder’s novel costs bid in KPMG class action
A judge has expressed concerns about a funder's novel application for its costs in a partially settled shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company Cudeco, saying everyone was getting a payday except group members. 
Court approves $6.8M settlement in train derailment class action
A court has signed off on a $6.8 million settlement in a class action against a Queensland trucking company on behalf of owners of cargo on a freight train derailed by a truck at a level crossing.