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ASIC bans Centrepay credit lines at Urban Rampage stores
Financial Services 2024-04-29 11:24 pm By Andy Sidler

Concerned that First Nations customers are being targeted, the corporate regulator has ordered the owner of the Urban Rampage clothing chain to end Centrepay credit facilities.

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Sydney barrister wins $150K in defamation case over Oscar the cavoodle
Defamation 2024-04-26 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Sydney barrister Gina Edwards has been awarded $150,000 in damages in her defamation case over Channel Nine’s coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, with a judge finding she relied on a bad legal advice from a fellow barrister and genuinely believed she was Oscar’s co-owner.

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$50M lawsuit alleges Rebel Sport CEO had relationship with former HR chief
Employment 2024-04-26 1:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The owner of Rebel Sport is facing a $50 million lawsuit by two former employees who allege CEO Anthony Heraghty carried on a secret relationship with the retailer’s former chief human resources officer.

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AMP class action judge says court should be ‘cautious’ in class closure fights
Article 2024-04-26 11:24 pm By Sam Matthews

AMP has lost its bid for soft class closure in a class action over allegedly excessive superannuation fees, with a judge finding the court should exercise “real caution” when class closure is opposed by the applicant. 

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Media monitor Isentia wins copyright fight with Sky News despite ‘wholesale copying’
Intellectual Property 2024-04-26 2:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ruled that media monitor Isentia did not infringe the copyright of Sky News, despite the “wholesale copying” of content for its government clients, because its actions were done for the “services of the Commonwealth or State”.

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Isuzu, Mazda face class action investigation over allegedly faulty suspension
Class Actions 2024-04-26 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

Isuzu and Mazda are facing a class action investigation over alleged ‘bump steer’ defects in three popular car models. 

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Bruce Lehrmann to cover Peter FitzSimons’ costs in defamation case
Defamation 2024-04-26 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bruce Lehrmann has agreed to pay author Peter FitzSimons’ costs of complying with a subpoena in the former Liberal staffer’s failed defamation case against Network Ten and FitzSimons’ wife Lisa Wilkinson.

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Woolworths fined $1.3M for long service leave underpayments
Retail 2024-04-26 4:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Woolworths has been fined $1.3 million by a magistrate after admitting it failed to pay long service leave entitlements to more than 1,000 employees.

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X hit with extended injunction after allegedly disobeying order to hide church stabbing posts
Social Media 2024-04-24 3:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The eSafety commissioner has won a 16-day injunction against X after telling a court the social media platform had not complied with court orders to hide several posts that allegedly included videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week. 

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Qatar Airways passengers appeal dismissal of strip search case against airline
Appeals 2024-04-24 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Five passengers who were forced off a Qatar Airways flight and strip searched at Doha International Aiport have appealed a ruling summarily tossing their claims against the airline.

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