A novel bid to appeal the $112 million Robodebt class action settlement and bring new claims off the back of damning revelations in a royal commission report faces “significant hurdles”, a judge has said.
The High Court has found that requiring stateless refugees to wear ankle bracelets and comply with curfews to prevent future offending is unconstitutional.
Still feeling aftershocks from last year’s tax leaks scandal, PricewaterhouseCoopers has lost seven partners to the risk and regulatory team of Big Six law firm MinterEllison.
Homes Victoria says the decision to demolish public housing towers in Melbourne — now the subject of a class action — took residents’ human rights into account, but has no documents to show it.
An environmental group has lost a court challenge to controlled burns in the state’s Strathbogie Forest, despite arguing they would destroy the habitat of the endangered Southern greater glider.
The Women Barristers’ Association has thrown its support behind a proposal to add equality and wellbeing training to mandatory development rules.
Star Entertainment has been fined $15 million for serious compliance failures, but the NSW gaming watchdog has given the casino operator a chance to retain its Sydney licence.
Commonwealth Bank has paid a $7.5 million penalty after an ACMA investigation found it sent over 170 million emails that violated spam laws.
The Treasurer is expected to introduce legislation on Thursday that will mandate review of mergers above a certain monetary threshold and tie-ups deemed “high risk”.
The federal government has vowed to fight shrinkflation by strengthening the Unit Pricing Code and introducing “substantial penalties” for non-compliance.