Medibank admits lack of multi-factor authentication partly to blame for breach

Posted on 2024-10-012024-10-01 by Cindy Cameronne

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Medibank has denied breaching privacy rules in response to the regulator’s case over a 2022 cyber attack, but has admitted sensitive data was hacked in part because its network lacked multi-factor authentication.

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Westpac unit RAMS flags fraud claim in franchisee class action

Posted on 2024-10-012024-10-01 by Cindy Cameronne

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Westpac’s shuttered home loan unit RAMS may hit back at franchisees’ class action claims by alleging they made misrepresentations and provided fraudulent documents.

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Supreme Court appointment brings judge back from the outback

Posted on 2024-10-012024-10-01 by Andy Sidler

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Justice Andrew Coleman has been sworn in as a NSW Supreme Court judge after three years in regional district courts where, he joked, empanelling juries during harvest time could prove challenging.

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Dentons, Australia chair say ex-partner’s suit in breach of settlement

Posted on 2024-10-012024-10-02 by Christine Caulfield

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Dentons and Australian chair Doug Stipanicev have hit back at allegations by a former property partner that they breached workplace laws, saying the partner is barred from bringing his case.

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Brookfield sacked manager on maternity leave for seeking flex work, suit says

Posted on 2024-10-012024-10-02 by Cindy Cameronne

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A former senior manager at Brookfield Properties has claimed she was sacked for taking parental leave and requesting flexible work, but the firm has said a market downturn made her redundant.

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Sigma tries to ease concerns over $8.8B Chemist Warehouse tie-up

Posted on 2024-10-012024-10-02 by Andy Sidler

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Drug supplier Sigma Healthcare has offered an undertaking in a bid to allay the competition regulator’s concerns about its proposed merger with Chemist Warehouse.

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Vaccine developer loses ‘life and death’ fight with university

Posted on 2024-10-012024-10-01 by Sam Matthews

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A vaccine developer cannot prevent Flinders University from blocking his access to a research lab and interfering with the supply of mice for research relating to COVID-19 and other diseases.

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Mills Oakley welcomes three new partners

Posted on 2024-10-01 by Sam Matthews

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Mills Oakley has lured three partners from rival firms to join its offices in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.

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Liquidators settle with Grant Thornton, Moore Stephens over Linchpin audits

Posted on 2024-09-302024-10-01 by Christine Caulfield

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Linchpin Capital liquidators have resolved their case against Grant Thornton and Moore Stephens, a year after a court found the evidence on its face established a claim against the auditors.

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Law firm wins reversal of $16M judgment in client’s breach of duty case

Posted on 2024-09-302024-10-01 by Cindy Cameronne

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An appeals court has overturned a $16 million judgment against a law firm, finding it did not breach its duties when acting for a lender that provided financing to a client.

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