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Government to face class action over NDIS age exclusion
Bret Walker 2022-09-20 3:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
The federal government will face a class action on behalf of disabled individuals age 65 and over who have been excluded from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Class action over COVID-19 jab mandate ‘legally misconceived’, judge says
Class Actions 2022-07-13 5:47 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
A judge has dismissed a proceeding against the New South Wales government over a mandate requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the applicant’s constitutional case was “legally misconceived and must be rejected.”
Government defeats challenge to COVID-19 ban on overseas travel
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-06-01 2:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A judge has thrown out a legal challenge to the Morrison government’s ban on Australians travelling overseas during COVID-19, saying that Parliament had intended to permit the government to take such “harsh” measures that may “intrude on individual rights” in an emergency.
High Court dismisses Clive Palmer’s challenge to WA’s COVID-19 border restrictions
Alison Hammond 2020-11-06 12:07 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Billionaire Clive Palmer has lost his challenge to Western Australia's COVID-19 border lockdown, with the High Court tossing the case after finding the state's measures were constitutionally valid.