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ALRC recommends ending discrimination exemption for religious schools
Employment 2023-01-27 5:52 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Law Reform Commission has recommended the government abolish exceptions for religious schools in federal anti-discrimination legislation, but permit schools to give preference to prospective applicants on religious grounds. 

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Jacqui Lambie staffers hit with $100,000 in costs for ‘trial by media’
Employment 2023-01-25 6:05 pm By Sam Matthews

Two former staffers of senator Jacqui Lambie who represented themselves in an unsuccessful unfair dismissal case have been hit with nearly $50,000 in legal costs each due to their “unreasonable conduct” in the case, including attempts to turn the proceeding into “a trial by media.”

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Nine settles defamation case with one time Liberal powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan
Defamation 2023-01-23 10:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nine Entertainment and Marcus Bastiaan have reached a settlement which includes a contribution to legal costs but no damages in a defamation case over a 60 Minutes segment accusing the former Liberal powerbroker of branch stacking.

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Albanese government to abolish ‘irreversibly damaged’ AAT
Courts 2022-12-16 1:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Albanese government has vowed to abolish and replace the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, saying it has been “fatally compromised” by the former government which allegedly appointed political allies who had no expertise.

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Alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins to sue former minister Linda Reynolds
Employment 2022-12-05 3:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Former defence minister Linda Reynolds is facing a civil suit by former staffer Brittany Higgins in relation to her alleged rape inside Reynold’s Parliament House office in 2019.

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New IR legislation shakes up Fair Work Act
Employment 2022-12-02 10:17 pm By Sam Matthews

The Albanese government has succeeded in advancing labor reforms that it says will strengthen access to wage bargaining, encourage job security and gender equity, and bolster the role of the Fair Work Commission.

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AAT president resigns amid controversy over appointments
Courts 2022-12-01 5:48 pm By Sam Matthews

The president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has resigned only eight months after her appointment to the top job by the former federal government.

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Former PM Scott Morrison censured over secret ministries
Politics 2022-11-30 10:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Parliament on Tuesday voted to censure former Prime Minister Scott Morrison following an inquiry that found his appointment as shadow minister of multiple portfolios undermined the public’s trust in government.

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Former PM Scott Morrison’s secret ministries ‘corrosive of trust’: report
Politics 2022-11-25 10:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

A inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison’s appointment as shadow minister of five government portfolios has found the secret appointments “fundamentally undermined” the principles of responsible government.

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Pauline Hanson slapped with $250,000 defamation judgment
Defamation 2022-10-19 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been ordered to pay former colleague Brian Burston $250,000 for “seriously damaging” and malicious comments made in a Today Show interview.

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