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Malaysia's ex-PM Najib fails in bid to admit new evidence in final 1MDB appeal

Malaysia's top court on Tuesday denied a request by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to introduce new evidence in his final appeal against a 12-year jail sentence for a case linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB financial scandal.

Reuters · Aug 16, 2022

Top Malaysian court orders ex-PM Najib to begin final appeal

Malaysia’s top court has ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to begin his final appeal after rejecting his request to throw out his graft conviction and 12-year sentence over potential judicial bias

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Bingo pleads guilty in waste cartel case

Bingo Industries faces fines of $10 million or more after pleading guilty to criminal cartel offences over demolition waste services offered in Sydney.

AAP · Aug 16, 2022

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Federal Court Upholds Washington, DC Regulation Requiring Child Care Workers to Have College Degrees

The decision may be in accordance with Supreme Court precedent. But if so, it underscores that precedent's flaws.

Reason · Aug 15, 2022

Malaysia ex-PM Najib asks court to admit new evidence as final 1MDB appeal begins

Lawyers for former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak sought on Monday to introduce fresh evidence for a re-trial, a final bid to overturn a 12-year jail term over a corruption case linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

Reuters · Aug 14, 2022

Whistleblower lawsuit alleges financial misconduct and dubious expenditures inside Hillsong Church

A whistleblower suing Hillsong in the Federal Court alleges the megachurch moved millions of dollars in payments through overseas entities to avoid scrutiny by the Australian charities regulator.

ABC News · Aug 12, 2022

SDA seeks $250m compensation from McDonald's operators who allegedly denied paid breaks to Australian workers

The union for retail workers is seeking at least $250 million compensation on behalf of more than 250,000 current and former McDonald's workers across Australia.

ABC News · Aug 12, 2022

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McDonald’s Has Been Accused Of Stealing More Than $250M In Wages From Its Young Crew

The SDA union filed paperwork to the Federal Court this week.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 12, 2022

Melbourne university in court over casuals

The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking the University of Melbourne to the Federal Court, alleging it coerced and took adverse action against two casual academics.

AAP · Aug 11, 2022

Palmer to pay bulk of defamation costs

West Australian taxpayers are set to be spared some of the cost of the Premier Mark McGowan's defamation case against billionaire litigant Clive Palmer.

AAP · Aug 11, 2022

Victim of paedophile John Wayne Millwood alleges compensation being avoided through divesting of assets

A victim-survivor of a notorious paedophile alleges his abuser is avoiding paying court-ordered compensation — prolonging the victim-survivor's trauma by declaring bankruptcy — but vows he will "claw back assets" from his abuser.

ABC News · Aug 10, 2022

Child left ‘stateless’ after estranged Australian father couldn’t be reached for DNA test, court hears

In decision quashed by federal court, citizenship application was rejected despite father’s name on birth certificate and Medicare card

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2022

Bunbury Outer Ring Road construction halted with 11th hour Federal Court injunction

The court order has immediately halted work on the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project, which at $1.25 billion is WA's most expensive ever road project.

ABC News · Aug 5, 2022

Malaysia court overturns landmark citizenship ruling for women

Court backs government appeal against decision that women should be able to pass citizenship to children born overseas.

Al Jazeera · Aug 5, 2022

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The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022

How 'bad credit' lender Cigno has dodged ASIC's grasp

Cigno is exactly the sort of business the Australian Securities and Investments Commission had in mind when it asked for stronger powers to ban the sale of harmful financial products.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

Mercedes-Benz dealers seek $650m compensation from German car maker in 'fight of their lives'

In a case described as one of the most significant in franchising-law history, Mercedes-Benz dealers are seeking compensation from the car maker, saying it has engaged in unconscionable conduct and breached the franchising code.

AAP · Aug 3, 2022

Bankrupt mining exec's mum back in court

The mother of a bankrupt mining executive who improperly held assets including several multimillion properties in her son's name is back in court.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 2, 2022

A Judge Roasted State Dad Mark McGowan Sour Cream McGee Clive Palmer It Was Chef’s Kiss

The floppiest defamation trial to ever flop.

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ABC News · Aug 2, 2022

Clive Palmer and Mark McGowan hard border defamation case ends with both awarded damages

A public spat between mining magnate Clive Palmer and West Australian Premier Mark McGowan results in both being awarded damages.

ABC News · Jul 31, 2022

Senior cardiologist lodges case with Federal Court arguing suspension during bullying investigation at Canberra Hospital was unfair

Cardiologist Muayad Alasady was suspended in March following several inquiries into allegations of bullying and misconduct within the Canberra Hospital.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 28, 2022

Samsung Fined $9.8M for Misleading Australian Phone Ads

An Australian judge on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay 14 million Australian dollars ($9.8 million) in penalties for misleading advertising over how water-resistant some models of smartphones are. Federal Court Justice Brendan Murphy gave Samsung Electronics Australia, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co., 30 days to pay the…

ABC News · Jul 28, 2022

Commonwealth drops attempt to challenge High Court ruling that Aboriginal Australians cannot be deported

New Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus ends the federal government's attempt to overturn the ruling that Indigenous Australians cannot be declared "aliens".

AAP · Jul 28, 2022

Angus Taylor's firm in court over spraying

A company part-owned by Angus Taylor is in court seeking to overturn orders it remediate critically endangered grasslands that were illegally destroyed.

Reason · Jul 27, 2022

Federal Courts Greenlight State Abortion Bans While State Courts Halt Enforcement

Plus: Video game play time doesn't affect well-being, crypto groups applaud the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act, and more...

AAP · Jul 27, 2022

Mastercard denies ACCC allegations

Mastercard has denied that it tried to reduce competition by deterring customers from using EFTPOS as it defends Federal Court proceedings by the ACCC.

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