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‘You’re my pet’: Ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston can’t dodge sexual harassment case
Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has largely lost his bid to throw out a sexual harassment and discrimination case by former staffer Wendy Leach.
ASIC drops investigation into Nuix’s IPO disclosures
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dropped its investigation into Nuix’s financial statements in the lead-up to its 2020 public float, but will continue to probe the troubled tech company's statements in the period since the initial public offering.
AMP hopeful of settlement in $35.5M poaching dispute
AMP has expressed optimism that it will be able to reach a settlement with DST Bluedoor in a $35.5 million lawsuit accusing it of poaching 11 DST employees after licensing the software company's online platform.
Circus Oz to face historical sex harassment claims by hula hooper
A former circus performer has won the right to bring historical sexual harassment and victimisation claims against Circus Oz and its chairman Nick Yates.
Labor promises to take fight over religious discrimination bill to the Senate
The Morrison government's controversial religious discrimination bill passed after a marathon hearing in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, despite being widely criticized for privileging religious rights and freedoms at the expense of others.
‘The bar has been raised’: Westpac sacking over work drinks touching upheld
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a long-serving Westpac manager who touched a colleague "in an intimate manner" at an after-work drinks, warning that such behaviour will be judged against higher standards than in the past.
IOOF class action to get ASIC files on abandoned insider trading probe
The corporate watchdog has been subpoenaed for its investigation files in the latest development in a protracted discovery fight in a shareholder class action over alleged misconduct by wealth manager IOOF.
Holding Redlich poaches workplace relations head from Mills Oakley
Holding Redlich has scored leading workplace relations lawyer Andrew Klein to lead the firm’s workplace relations and safety practice at its newly established Canberra office, with a focus on government clients.
Full Court says Facebook can be sued in Australia over Cambridge Analytica scandal
The Full Federal Court has held Facebook can be sued in Australia for allegedly disclosing the personal data of over 300,000 users to political research firm Cambridge Analytica.
Google can’t shut down Epic Games’ misuse of market power case
Google has failed in its bid to stay a competition lawsuit brought by Epic Games, after failing to show that the Fortnite game maker would not be disadvantaged if the case were heard in California instead.