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WiseTech finds Richard White did not inappropriately use company funds
Technology 2025-12-19 11:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A WiseTech investigation into billionaire chair Richard White has found no evidence that he misused company funds in his personal relationships with two women, including to pay for an employee’s plastic surgery. 

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Apple wants to rob judgment of ‘bite’ in Epic Games case, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-12-17 11:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Orders proposed by Apple after a judge’s finding that the digital giant and rival Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct would “rob the court’s findings of their detail, their efficacy and their bite”, Epic Games has said.

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CSIRO wins appeal over gut-friendly wheat patent
Intellectual Property 2025-12-17 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The CSIRO has successfully appealed a decision that blocked the government agency’s application to patent a method of producing high-fibre wheat.

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Judge won’t hold up Google class action waiting for competing case
Class Actions 2025-12-12 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a jointly run class action against Google, which has already fended off a third proceeding in a contest to pursue the digital giant, will not keep the case waiting for a looming fourth action.

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Law firm drops beauty parade appeal in Google ad tech class action
Class Actions 2025-11-28 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A law firm that was set to argue that two firms formed an anti-competitive agreement in cooperating to run an ad tech class action against Google has dropped its appeal of its failed bid to run the representative case.

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Sacked Canva software engineer drops coercion claim from Fair Work suit
Employment 2025-11-19 4:30 pm By Sam Matthews

Design tech giant Canva has succeeded in opposing a former software engineer’s claim of coercion in an employment suit over his sacking.

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From trickle to steady stream, how GenAI and ‘fake law’ are impacting courts
AI 2025-11-18 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The use of generative AI in litigation is on the rise in Australia, according to a new report, and one expert says he hopes that increasing awareness of the risks of using generative AI means lawyers will be smart about its use in the future. 

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NVIDIA-backed Firmus raises $500M for AI infrastructure project
AI 2025-11-14 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

NVIDIA-backed start-up Firmus has raised $500 million to drive the next stage of its $6 billion nationwide green AI infrastructure project, Project Southgate.

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Microsoft offers refund to customers ACCC claims were duped into taking AI product
AI 2025-11-06 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Microsoft has offered to refund millions of customers who the consumer cop says unwittingly subscribed to its AI assistant Copilot without being told a cheaper AI-free option was available. 

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Reddit, Kick to be included in kids social media ban
Social Media 2025-11-05 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The world-first ban on kids accessing social media will extend to online discussion platform Reddit and live-streaming service Kick, and more platforms could be added to the “dynamic” list, which is subject to review by the eSafety commissioner.

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