Airbnb faces $30m bill over Australian dollar confusion A judge has fined Airbnb $15 million over its misleading and deceptive conduct towards Australian customers, who may get millions more in compensation. AAP · Dec 20, 2023
Santos' lawyer accuses expert of 'weaponising' heritage Tiwi Islander Simon Munkara's Federal Court challenge to Santos' gas pipeline in the Timor Sea continues with anthropologists giving evidence. AAP · Dec 18, 2023
Newcastle AMP financial adviser banned for 'real conflict of interest' AMP kept Darron Mink on after he breached the Corporations Act. Newcastle Herald · Dec 15, 2023
Man fined for contempt over intimate deepfake images A man who refused to take down intimate deepfake images in response to a notice from the eSafety Commissioner and court orders has been fined for contempt. AAP · Dec 14, 2023
Greenpeace launches legal action against Woodside Greenpeace is alleging in a Federal Court law suit that Woodside misled or deceived Australians about its climate performance and plans. AAP · Dec 13, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Long opinions, long captions, and valuable considerations. Reason · Dec 8, 2023
Nobody reads T&C's – but the High Court’s Ruby Princess decision shows consumer law may protect us anyway How many times have you booked travel - like a cruise or a tour - and simply clicked that you’ve read and agreed to the terms and conditions for your trip without actually reading them? The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023
No system to evaluate racecourse levee before floods A former Federal Court judge is concerned there are no measures to assess whether or not a racecourse flood levee was working properly. AAP · Dec 6, 2023
Federal Court Rule That Voluntary Assisted Dying Is The Same As Suicide Under Criminal Law The Federal Court has ruled that voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is considered suicide under criminal law. The decision has been slammed by euthanasia advocates as “retrograde” and “out of step with both contemporary medicine, and contemporary Australia.” This massive decision means that any medical professionals who provide a patient with… Pedestrian.tv · Nov 30, 2023
No science behind dishwasher tablet claims, court finds Two manufacturers have been stung for hyping up the cleaning ability of their dishwashing tablets when there is no adequate foundation in scientific knowledge. AAP · Nov 30, 2023
Doctors risk charges over online voluntary euthanasia The Federal Court has ruled voluntary assisted dying laws equate to suicide, leaving doctors who help patients end their lives online at risk of prosecution. AAP · Nov 30, 2023
Asylum seeker 'Ned Kelly' freed from endless detention An asylum seeker held for more than a decade has won a Federal Court appeal against the government's indefinite detention. AAP · Nov 30, 2023
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Solar panels, bullet fragments, and private rights of action. Reason · Nov 24, 2023
Bruce Lehrmann’s Lawyers Say The Project ‘Utterly Destroyed’ Him In Day 1 Of Defamation Trial “Our client comes here seeking vindication for the defamation that has utterly destroyed him. He comes here for justice." Pedestrian.tv · Nov 22, 2023
Reason · Nov 10, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Jury experiments, assault weapons, and machine guns.
AAP · Nov 7, 2023 Qantas faces court over misleading ticket sales Qantas has appeared before the Federal Court over the airline's decision to sell tickets for already cancelled flights.
AAP · Nov 5, 2023 Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire The Greens have echoed calls from Palestinian and human rights groups for a complete ceasefire in Gaza after staging a protest in the federal parliament.
AAP · Nov 3, 2023 Man accused of being in contempt over deepfake images A man arrested on the Gold Coast on charges relating to deepfake images of identified individuals is also accused of being in contempt of Federal Court orders.
AAP · Nov 2, 2023 Judge rejects order to repatriate Aust women from Syria A Federal Court judge has ruled against forcing the Australian government to repatriate 31 women and children from Syrian detention camps.
Newcastle Herald · Oct 25, 2023 Court asked to reject 'drug dealers defence' for mine approvals Mt Pleasant will become the largest producing coal mine in Australia.
Reason · Oct 20, 2023 Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Harvesting Facebook data, directorial diversity, and corrupt intent.
Pedestrian.tv · Oct 12, 2023 Gulp: The Gov Doesn’t Need To Consider Climate Harm When Approving New Fossil Fuel Projects It’s official. The government can *completely ignore* climate risk when they approve new fossil fuel projects. Or, to be pedantic about it, it turns out the government has *always* been able to ignore climate risk under current environmental laws. How do we know this? In June Environment Council of Central…
Newcastle Herald · Oct 11, 2023 Federal Court dismisses mega mine challenge The hears mine projects would raise climate change for decades.
AAP · Oct 9, 2023 Palmer fails last-minute legal challenge to referendum Clive Palmer has failed in a court appeal to argue ticks should not count in Saturday's voice referendum but if they do then 'X' votes should count as well.
The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023 Why the 'drug dealers defence' doesn't work for exporting coal. It's actually Economics 101 In defending a Federal Court case brought by opponents of her decisions to approve two export coal mines, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is relying in part on what critics call the “drug dealer’s defence”.