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Sunshine Loans’ case over judge’s recusal to be heard by High Court
Appeals 2025-08-08 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will hear an appeal by Sunshine Loans, which centres on a judge’s recusal in the corporate regulator’s case over unauthorised fees.

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Optus faces privacy regulator’s case over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-08-08 2:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The privacy regulator has brought a case against Optus over a 2022 data breach that affected up to 10 million people, as the telco faces a class action and related proceedings by the media regulator.

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iSignthis, director hit with $11M in penalties in ASIC case
Fintech 2025-08-08 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has handed iSignthis and its director $11 million in penalties for failing to give adequate disclosures and giving misleading information to the ASX, saying reliance on legal advice was no reason to reduce the fine.

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High Court confirms employers must consider redeployment before redundancy
Employment 2025-08-06 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

The High Court has upheld a decision that found Helensburgh Coal should have tried to redeploy 22 workers it dismissed as redundant and replaced with contractors.

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Former FWC senior president charged with possessing child abuse material
Crime 2025-08-05 11:34 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A legal academic and former senior president of the Fair Work Commission is facing charges after child abuse material allegedly flashed on his screen during a lecture at Monash University.

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OpenAI wins challenge to trade mark with ‘GPT’ suffix
Intellectual Property 2025-07-31 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

OpenAI has successfully blocked an Australian company’s bid to trade mark the name of an AI immigration service that uses the suffix ‘GPT’.

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Convicted accountant Vanda Gould loses appeal in fight with ATO
Tax 2025-07-31 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney accountant who was jailed in 2019 for perverting the course of justice has lost his latest battle with the tax office, with a judge tossing four taxation appeals by related entities after finding his evidence about over $21 million in wrongly claimed tax deductions was “entirely lacking in credibility”.

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AUSTRAC brings court action against pokies giant Mounties
Gaming 2025-07-30 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

AUSTRAC has launched proceedings against gaming club group Mounties, alleging the company engaged in serious and systemic non-compliance with anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws.

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Banks to repay $93M to low income customers, but CBA a holdout
Financial Services 2025-07-29 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

Banks have agreed to refund low income customers a total of $93 million in excessive fees following an investigation by ASIC, but the Commonwealth Bank has refused to make $270 million in further repayments.

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Court fines Webjet $9M for misleading air travelers about bookings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-07-28 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $9 million penalty against online flight bookings service Webjet for misleading air travelers about prices and bookings.

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