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Giggle for Girls’ exclusion of trans woman protected as special measure, Full Court told
Discrimination 2025-08-04 11:54 pm By Andy Sidler

Women-only social media app Giggle for Girls has told the Full Court its exclusion of a trans woman qualifies as a special measure under the Sex Discrimination Act, as the app was intended to benefit some, if not all, women. 

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Binetter company liquidator wins OK for settlement in tax dodge case
Tax 2025-07-16 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

The liquidator of six companies linked to the nephew of former Nudie Juice founder Andrew Binetter has secured approval for a settlement in a case over the fallout of a massive tax evasion scheme.

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Law firm dodges personal costs despite ‘unsatisfactory approach’ to orders in discrimination case
Discrimination 2025-07-07 11:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has stopped short of making costs orders against a law firm despite finding it was responsible for delays in a workplace discrimination suit.

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Ord Minnett wins appeal in fight with wealth advisor over wage entitlements
Employment 2025-07-04 11:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Stockbroking firm Ord Minnett has overturned a judgment finding it owed years of wages and other entitlements to a wealth adviser who was only paid in commissions.

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Ben Roberts-Smith’s criticisms of trial judge ‘unwarranted’, says appeals court
Appeals 2025-05-20 11:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In tossing his challenge to a finding that he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, an appeals court rejected Ben Roberts-Smith’s criticisms of the trial judge, finding the judge gave sufficient weight to the presumption of innocence. 

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Full Court cans Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation appeal
Appeals 2025-05-16 10:54 am By Sam Matthews

A court has rejected Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal of a decision that found he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, as well as the disgraced soldier’s bid to re-open the case in light of a secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie. 

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Secret recording of Nine journalist no smoking gun: appeals court
Appeals 2025-05-16 11:39 pm By Sam Matthews

A secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie speaking to a witness in the case may have been “doctored” and had to be “treated with caution,” the Full Court said Friday.

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EnergyAustralia settles greenwashing case on eve of trial
Greenwashing 2025-05-15 11:22 pm By Andy Sidler

EnergyAustralia has reached a settlement with advocacy group Parents for Climate in a suit accusing it of falsely promoting its carbon offset products as carbon neutral.

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Witness in Ben Roberts-Smith case threatened to sue Nine, journalist
Appeals 2025-05-02 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith case threatened to sue Nine and journalist Nick McKenzie, the Full Court has learned, as the former soldier seeks to reopen his appeal following the release of a secret recording of a conversation between McKenzie and the witness.

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Court to hear secret recording in Ben Roberts-Smith bid to re-open appeal
Appeals 2025-05-01 2:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has allowed Ben Roberts-Smith to admit into evidence a secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie, as the former soldier makes a fresh bid to revive his failed defamation case.

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