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High Court to weigh in on Mount Pleasant coal mine extension
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-12-04 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court is set to weigh in on whether climate impacts were a mandatory consideration in a decision to allow the expansion of Mach Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine.

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High Court to hear IGA spat with Victorian planning minister
Real Estate 2025-12-04 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has taken up an appeal by the Victorian planning minister in a row with IGA that seeks guidance on the jurisdictional reach of the state Supreme Court in planning disputes.

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From farm to bench, silk Edward Muston takes spot on Supreme Court
Courts 2025-12-02 11:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Veteran of the NSW bar Edward Muston SC has been sworn in as the newest judge of the state’s Supreme Court, but before he was prosecuting high stakes environmental law cases, his plan was to be a jackaroo.

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ABA does about-face on diversity and inclusion committee
Business of Law 2025-11-27 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The peak body for barristers in Australia has reinstated its diversity and inclusion committee, after its chair posted on LinkedIn that the committee was being discontinued.

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Kids take fight over ‘unconstitutional’ social media ban to High Court
Social Media 2025-11-27 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two teenagers have brought a High Court challenge to the government’s ban on children under 16 using social media, arguing that it is unconstitutional because of its burden the freedom of political communication. 

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Barristers with high-stakes litigation chops appointed to NSW bench
Courts 2025-11-19 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A senior counsel who represented the Department of Defence in a PFAS class action that settled for $132.7 million and a silk who helped Keybridge Capital defeat a suit by investor Nicholas Bolton have been appointed judges on the NSW Supreme Court.

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From trickle to steady stream, how GenAI and ‘fake law’ are impacting courts
AI 2025-11-18 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The use of generative AI in litigation is on the rise in Australia, according to a new report, and one expert says he hopes that increasing awareness of the risks of using generative AI means lawyers will be smart about its use in the future. 

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No bypassing appeals court for paramedics in Queensland class action
Employment 2025-11-17 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has rejected a removal application by paramedics in a class action over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued in 2021 by the Queensland Ambulance Service.

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Mining Standards takes $1B fight with Atlantic Nickel to High Court
High Court 2025-11-18 11:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mining Services International is taking a $1 billion dispute over the terminated sale of a mine in Bahia to the High Court, after the receiver for Brazilian mining company Atlantic Nickel won a bid to stay the case.

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CBUS trustee agrees to pay $23.5M in ASIC death benefits case
Financial Services 2025-11-13 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The trustee for super fund Cbus has agreed to pay a $23.5 penalty after admitting liability in the corporate regulator’s case over excessive delays in processing $20 million in death and disability claims.

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