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Saudi Arabian embassy can’t escape Fair Work cases: court
Appeals 2026-01-15 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Full Federal Court has upheld a finding that the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia is not immune from unfair dismissal proceedings launched by over a dozen former workers.

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Court OKs discontinuance of unlawful detention class action
Class Actions 2026-01-15 11:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the discontinuance of a class action challenging the detention of South Sudanese refugees in Australian detention centres, following a High Court decision that affected its prospects of success. 

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Villawood director can’t bring alternative argument in dispute over $295M property
Noel Hutley 2026-01-16 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A director of developer Villawood has lost his bid to bring an alternative claim in his case against the company’s subsidiary alleging he is entitled to part of a property said to be worth $295 million.

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Victorian students’ passwords, emails accessed in data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2026-01-15 11:53 pm By Andy Sidler

The Victorian Department of Education has revealed that hackers have accessed the names, email addresses, year levels and encrypted passwords for all current and past Victorian government school students.

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Prison officers union wins appeal in public holiday overtime case
Employment 2026-01-15 11:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Prison officers in Western Australia have won an appeal over public holiday overtime in a case against the Minister of Corrective Services.

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NAB sues insurers for coverage of $64M class action settlement
Insurance 2026-01-14 3:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NAB has sued a group of insurers alleging they are liable to indemnify the bank for a $64.25 million settlement and associated defence costs in a superannuation class action against units MLC and NULIS Nominees. 

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SA premier faces potential defamation suit by Palestinian author
Defamation 2026-01-14 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Palestinian-Australian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah has sent a concerns notice to South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas over statements he made while defending the decision to remove her from the Adelaide Writers Week line-up.

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Victoria attacks constitutional challenge to 6-month ‘designated area’ declaration
Human Rights 2026-01-14 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A constitutional challenge to the declaration of the Melbourne CBD as a ‘designated area’ has been attacked by the state government as “hypothetical”, but the case is set to move ahead despite an early end to the designation.

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No emergency declaration for Brisbane’s planned Olympics stadium
Environment 2026-01-15 11:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal environment minister has rejected an emergency application to declare Victoria Park, the planned site for the Brisbane Olympics stadium, a significant Aboriginal heritage area.

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SBS did not unfairly ax worker over WFH requests, judge finds
Employment 2026-01-14 4:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has rejected a former SBS employee’s case alleging she was unfairly dismissed due to her need to work from home for medical reasons, finding it was an “inherent requirement” of her role that she come into work.

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