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Government to require crypto exchanges to hold financial services licence
Cryptocurrency 2025-09-26 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Cryptocurrency exchanges will be required to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence under proposed legislation announced by assistant treasurer Dr Daniel Mulino.

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Macquarie admits failures over Keystone, vows to repay investors
Financial Services 2025-09-25 11:03 am By Cindy Cameronne

Super trustee Macquarie Investment Management has admitted it failed to act efficiently, honestly and fairly after thousands of members invested $321 million in a Keystone fund under investigation for misusing funds. 

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Puma loses trade mark catfight with Tiger Woods’ sportswear brand
Intellectual Property 2025-09-25 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Puma has lost its opposition to a trade mark application by Tiger Woods’ golf apparel and equipment brand Sun Day Red, failing to convince the Trade Marks Office that the company’s logo is deceptively similar to its iconic leaping cat mark.

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University of Wollongong to pay $6.6M to underpaid staff
Employment 2025-09-25 11:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The University of Wollongong has agreed to pay over $6.6 million to thousands of underpaid staff members as part of an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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Optus fined $100M for ‘appalling’ sales tactics
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-24 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered embattled Optus to pay a $100 million penalty for “appalling” contraventions, after the telco admitted staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn’t afford.

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FWO accuses CFMEU officials of threatening Indigenous labour hire firm
Employment 2025-09-24 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The FWO  has taken the CFMEU and two officials to court for allegedly threatening to ban an Indigenous work hire company from working on Melbourne construction projects and making unlawful representations about CPB Contractors’ $761 million contract for the Monash Freeway upgrade.

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Uber found to owe lost pay to deactivated driver
Employment 2025-09-24 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

In a landmark decision, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has awarded lost pay to an Uber driver who was unfairly deactivated from the ridesharing app for two months following a false complaint by passengers who assaulted him.

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Court calls ASIC out for ‘kitchen sink’ approach to pleadings in Mawhinney case
ASIC 2025-09-23 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has taken ASIC to task for pleading its remitter case against Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney in minute detail, but has rejected arguments the regulator ran the proceeding in an “oppressive and unmeritorious” way.

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ASIC takes RACQ to court alleging false comparison pricing
Insurance 2025-09-23 12:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The corporate regulator has filed proceedings against RACQ, one of Queensland’s largest insurers, alleging it sent customers renewal documents with misleading comparison pricing. 

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ACCC sues JustAnswer over ‘manipulative’ subscription trap
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-23 1:15 pm By Sam Matthews

Advice platform JustAnswer is accused of duping customers into signing up for expensive monthly subscriptions by advertising a $2 joining fee, and falsely holding itself out as affiliated with the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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