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‘It’s the principle’: Judge says funding should have been disclosed in detention class action
A judge has said a funding agreement in a class action on behalf of former detainees of two South Australian immigration detention centres that has settled for $28 million should have been disclosed to the court. 
Teens can pursue class action-style case over gender treatment ban
A Queensland tribunal has ruled that hundreds of teenagers who were denied access to puberty blockers and hormone treatment can pursue a class action-style complaint, over attempts by the state government to block it.
Judge closes race discrimination class action against Adani
A judge has closed a racial discrimination class action against Adani’s Australian mining business after finding that it sought to go “much further” than the complaint filed with the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Pianist’s case against MSO to clarify contractor rights, court hears
A case by a concert pianist whose performance was cancelled after public remarks about Israel’s conduct in Gaza will clarify whether organisations can contract out of discrimination protections, a trial has heard.
‘Outrageous’: Concert pianist slams MSO’s claim of perceived antisemitism
Concert pianist Jason Gillham has denied that his social media activity would have led potential concert hosts to perceive him as antisemitic, as his discrimination case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra heads to trial.
MinterEllison denies administrator’s bullying claims in $800k suit
MinterEllison has denied an administrator’s claims that she was subjected to discrimination and repeated incidents of bullying, saying she frequently raised complaints about "innocuous" interactions with colleagues.
Egg donors cut from IVF rebates class action could revive claims, judge says
A judge has said women who donated eggs to their same-sex partners and were removed from a class action over IVF rebates could potentially revive their claims, but the lead applicant has not yet indicated whether she will pursue this path.
‘Please don’t mislead’: Minister tells lawyers not to take hopeless migration cases
An irritated Labor MP has said that taking hopeless migration cases amounts to unconscionable conduct and urged lawyers not to waste their clients' money.
Judge limits initial trial in NT public housing class action
A judge hearing a class action alleging the Northern Territory public housing authority failed to maintain habitable public housing in remote Aboriginal communities has declined to vacate an October hearing and has limited the scope of the initial trial.
Human rights activists want in on High Court copyright case
Human rights and press freedom activists want to intervene in a High Court case over copyright ownership in abattoir footage obtained by trespass, saying the broader public interest might be affected by the case.