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Judge rails against ChatGPT use by former Neometals exec
Employment 2026-01-07 4:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a whistleblower suit by the former head of recycling at Neometals has chastised the executive for using ChatGPT to prepare an unsuccessful stay application.

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WiseTech to sell off Expedient Software amid ACCC concerns
Competition & Consumer Protection 2026-01-07 11:02 pm By Andy Sidler

WiseTech has agreed to divest logistics software company Expedient, which the ACCC said the Richard White-founded company acquired before the regulator had completed its competition review.

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Cudeco class action judge ‘extremely concerned’ about evidence delays
Class Actions 2025-12-23 3:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pointing to a pattern of non-compliance with his orders, a judge hearing a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company Cudeco has expressed concerns about “significant” delays in the case.

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Australian Unity hit with $7M penalty for failing to properly vet investors
ASIC 2025-12-23 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Australian Unity to pay a $7.1 million penalty in ASIC proceedings alleging it pumped more than $9.5 million into a risky mortgage scheme without properly vetting investors. 

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ASIC sues BDO, director over audit reports for Dubber
Accounting 2025-12-23 11:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The corporate cop has sued BDO Audit and director Dean Just in the Federal Court over alleged false and misleading reports it made for ASX-listed software company Dubber. 

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Arnold Bloch Leibler won’t be kicked off dispute over property exec’s estate
Real Estate 2026-01-07 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found that two of the three heirs to the owners of property investor Kurtz Group can continue to use the services of Arnold Bloch Leibler, finding no risk of conflict. 

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Binance agrees to $10M penalty in ASIC case, but judge wants more info
Cryptocurrency 2025-12-23 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Binance has agreed to a $10 million penalty in ASIC’s case alleging the defunct crypto firm misclassified retail customers as eligible to invest in risky derivatives, but a judge wants more details before approving the deal.

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APRA hits super trustee Diversa with additional licence conditions
Financial Services 2025-12-23 3:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fresh off being sued by ASIC for investing $300 million into Falcon Capital’s failed First Guardian Master Fund, super trustee Diversa has been hit with additional licence conditions by the prudential regulator.

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NCAT won’t terminate organic dairy farm lease over alleged deterioration
Real Estate 2026-01-07 10:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A tribunal has refused to terminate a lease for a dairy farm in Raleigh, NSW and declined to order $500,000 in compensation over claims the tenants are responsible for deterioration in the property, including the “uncontrolled infestation” of a noxious weed. 

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HM Capital’s 105-turbine wind farm approved despite environmental concerns
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-01-07 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

Victoria’s state government has approved the development of a new wind farm on the fringes of protected wetlands and a national park. 

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