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When the Queensland Dolphins ran onto the field in mid-April 2024, the rugby league team’s jerseys bore the logo of Alternaleaf – a “plant medicine” clinic.

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Previewing Suncor Energy v. Boulder County

A Federalist Society forum on the first big case of OT 2026.

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Climate Change Goes Back to the Supreme Court -- Colorado Edition

The Supreme Court granted certiorari in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County

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Ex-PM ensnared in legal battle over Higgins scandal

Former aide Fiona Brown will enter mediation with the Commonwealth after alleging the then-prime minister let her down after Brittany Higgins' rape claim.

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Supermarket giant Coles planned to deceive customers with ‘utterly misleading’ discounts, court hears

Regulator claims Down Down promotions created ‘illusory’ discounts

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Child safety system no place for kids: abuse survivor

A female survivor removed from an abusive home has told a child safety inquiry that she only experienced further abuse while in state care.

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Lehrmann escalates 'compromised' rape finding fight

A finding Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House was infected by a judge doing his own research, the nation's highest court has been told.

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Vanessa Hudson Revamps Qantas Operations, Prioritising People Over Profits

In the wake of Qantas Airways' legal challenges stemming from the outsourcing of ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is embarking on a transformative journey under the leadership of its new Chief Executive Officer, Vanessa Hudson. While the recent Federal Court ruling required Qantas to allocate a substantial…

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'Not a victory': Brittany Higgins bankrupted by ex-boss

Ex-senator Linda Reynolds' bid to have Brittany Higgins bankrupted has succeeded, but the former politician says it's not a victory.

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'Respect' frustrates Reynolds' pursuit of Higgins' cash

A judge has reserved his decision over ex-senator Linda Reynolds' application to bankrupt Brittany Higgins after she lost a bruising defamation battle.

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View from The Hill: Two women intent on vindication ensure Higgins affair haunts Labor

The extraordinary Brittany Higgins saga, probably one of the biggest Australian political scandals of our time and devastating for multiple people, returned this week to the margin of public attention when one of the legal cases was in the Federal Court.

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Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Monash University will repay thousands of casual academics more than $10 million after settling a Federal Court wage theft claim which ran for almost a decade.

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Greens senator fires back at Hanson over 'racist' tweet

Pauline Hanson's claim she had targeted hypocrisy and not race by telling a Greens senator to go back to Pakistan was itself racist, a court has heard.

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Elders continue legal battle to protect island homes

The Elders behind a landmark climate case against the federal government say they have to appeal a federal court's decision for the future of their children.

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Bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt stalls

Former senator Linda Reynolds' bid to bankrupt Brittany Higgins following a successful defamation case against her one-time staffer has hit a road block.

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Lehrmann's cost woes in anti-corruption submarine probe

Former political staffer Bruce Lehrmann is being denied financial assistance after an investigation into him for allegedly stealing French submarine secrets.

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William Barr Discovers the Economics of Tort Law (and Misrepresents the Law Governing Interstate Pollution)

Another reply to the former attorney general on climate litigation that may end up in the Supreme Court.

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Massive fine for home loan compliance failures

Defunct home lender RAMS has been fined $20 million by the Federal Court after admitting to widespread misconduct over a four-year period.

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Brittany Higgins faces bankruptcy action by former boss

Former Senator Linda Reynolds is taking Brittany Higgins to court after claiming her ex-employee "failed to comply" with a bankruptcy notice issued to her.

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Controversial gas project extension sparks legal action

Landmark legal challenges have been launched after the Commonwealth's controversial decision to green light a 40-year gas hub extension near ancient rock art.

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Former NDIS provider fined millions over man's death

A mentally disabled man was left unsupervised and then fatally struck by a car. His care provider has now been slammed in the Federal Court.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to four years in prison over prostitution-related conviction

Combs was convicted under the Mann Act, which bans transporting people across state lines for prostitution. And since he has already served a year in jail, the sentence means that the 55-year-old could get out in about three years.

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Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations of Non-Citizen Students and Academics Violate the First Amendment

The decision is the most thorough in a line of recent court decisions reaching similar results.

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'Strong message': deepfake porn creator cops huge fine

The Federal Court has ordered a Gold Coast man to pay more than $340,000 for posting deepfake images of several high-profile Australian women.

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Federal Court Rules Trump Can't Deny Federal Disaster Relief Funds to Sanctuary States

Another in a long line of court decisions striking down Trump efforts to attach conditions to federal grants that were not approved by Congress.

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