Investigator of Higgins’ rape claim faced ‘pushback’ over Parliament CCTV footage, court told

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An ACT police officer who handled Brittany Higgins’ sexual assault allegation against Bruce Lehrmann has told the court that police encountered significant “pushback” in their attempts to secure CCTV footage from Parliament House on the night of the alleged rape.

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Aldi slams ‘bad pleading’ in $150M underpayments class action

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Discount supermarket chain Aldi has criticised a class action alleging it systematically underpaid workers across Australia to the tune of $150 million, claiming it has been served with a “bad pleading”. 

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Australia Post to pay $2.9M compensation for lost or damaged parcels

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Australia Post has agreed to compensate business for lost or damaged parcels after admitting it likely engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct when it refused claims for compensation.

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ANZ hit with $900,000 penalty for share placement disclosure failures

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ANZ’s failure to disclose a bailout by banks underwriting a $2.5 billion share placement has resulted in a penalty of less than $1 million, ending an eight-year saga that included an aborted criminal trial.

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Legal watchdog can seek orders against anti-vax lawyer

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The Council for the Law Society of NSW can seek disciplinary findings against a solicitor who was previously banned over social media posts encouraging people to flout COVID-19 mandates and representing that a judge condoned rape and murder.

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Viterra can’t dodge indemnity costs in feud over $420M Joe White sale

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Glencore-owned Viterra must pay indemnity costs to four Joe White employees it dragged into a 10-year feud with Cargill over the $420 million sale of the Joe White business, after a judge found its claims against them were “hopeless from the outset”.

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Union launches class action against McDonald’s over unpaid work

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After losing its argument that class actions are excluded under the Fair Work Act, the union representing fast food workers has filed a class action of its own, alleging McDonald’s denied shift managers compensation for pre- and post-shift work.

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Higgins’ evidence on government’s admission ‘inconsistent’ with $2.4M settlement deed, says judge

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The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against Network Ten has allowed the accused rapist to rely on a settlement deed between the federal government and Brittany Higgins, saying it was ‘inconsistent’ with her evidence.

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Alan Jones threatens defamation action over indecent assault allegations

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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Former 2GB presenter Alan Jones has threatened to bring defamation proceedings over an article accusing him of using his power to prey on young men. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age published an in-depth investigation on Thursday by Kate McClymont…

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