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ASIC head Joe Longo to depart at end of term
ASIC 2025-09-19 11:09 pm By Sam Matthews

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Joe Longo will hang up his badge after his term as head of the corporate cop ends in eight months.

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Federal government cuts offshore wind fees in bid to woo investors
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-18 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government is slashing costs and red tape for offshore wind developers, in a bid to attract investment to the burgeoning industry. 

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Social media platforms won’t have to verify age of all users, eSafety says
Social Media 2025-09-16 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The eSafety commissioner has said it will take a “principles-based approach” to the government’s plan to ban social media ban for children under 16, saying platforms will not be required to verify the ages of all users. 

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Judge mulls bidding war for $549M Robodebt settlement admin gig
Class Actions 2025-09-12 1:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The judge overseeing the Robodebt class action, which settled this month for a record $548.5 million, may put the settlement administration role out to tender, saying the sum earmarked for the job was “staggeringly large”.

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Lattouf calls out ABC’s ‘performative’ regret in seeking $350K penalty
Employment 2025-09-03 10:49 pm By Sam Matthews

Ex-ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf is seeking a penalty of up to $350,000 against the national broadcaster for her unfair dismissal, citing its “performative” expressions of regret. 

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Murray Darling class action a ‘world away’ from failed climate change case, court told
Trials 2025-08-11 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

On the first day of trial, a court has heard a class action over alleged negligent management of water flowing through the Murray Darling system is a “world away” from a climate change class action that recently failed at trial. 

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X loses Full Court challenge to eSafety Commissioner infringement notice
Appeals 2025-07-31 10:53 am By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has thrown out X Corp’s legal challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to corporate predecessor Twitter over child exploitation material monitoring on its platform. 

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Google’s YouTube part of Albanese government’s social media ban
Social Media 2025-07-30 1:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Not cowed by threats of a legal challenge, the Albanese government has announced that it will be including Google’s YouTube in its world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16.

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Consultation on proposed non-compete ban kicks off
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-07-25 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The federal government is seeking feedback on its proposed ban on non-compete clauses for those earning salaries under the high-income threshold and restraints of trade in employment agreements.

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Class action failure won’t stem tide of climate litigation, experts say
Analysis 2025-07-16 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Legal experts say climate-related litigation will continue — and even increase — despite a judge’s dismissal this week of a class action by Torres Strait Islanders alleging the government was negligent in failing to protect them from the harmful effects of climate change.

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