The first stage of the Australian trial alleging Volkswagen installed dual-mode software in diesel vehicles to cheat on emissions tests will wrap up Monday, when class action lawyers deliver a final rebuttal and closing arguments.
Volkswagen cars equipped with a software fix implemented in the wake of the emissions scandal are still emitting 400 percent more noxious emissions on road than in lab tests, according to a new study by the Australian Automobile Association.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said Thursday that Pacific National’s proposed acquisitions of Aurizon’s Queensland intermodal freight haulage business and intermodal rail terminal at Acacia Ridge in Brisbane raises significant competition concerns.
Air France has denied claims of copyright infringement by the writers of “Love is in the Air”, saying its “France is in the Air” song and ad campaign are derived from a different, original work.
Qantas has successfully defended against a challenge to its bid to trade mark the term “Qantas Assure”, with the Registrar of Trade marks saying the inclusion of the notorious Qantas mark in the term made consumer confusion unlikely.
Volkswagen lost its bid Tuesday to exclude evidence from its own expert witness it claims has gone off script, an early blow to the car maker in the massive trial alleging it installed dual-mode software in diesel vehicles to cheat on emissions tests.
The class actions against car companies over defective Takata airbags are expected to dramatically grow after the first-of-its-kind mandatory recall announced by the government Wednesday.
Qantas Ground Services has lost its challenge to the Full Fair Work Commission in a dispute with the Transport Workers Union over the classification of the company’s commissionaires, a small group of employees who transport disabled and elderly passengers between terminals.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will review the proposed $2 billion acquisition of Sydney’s WestConnex toll road by the Sydney Transport Partners Consortium for potential competition concerns.
In a win for aviation services company Aerocare, a court on Friday ruled the company’s bid for review of its controversial split-shift rosters was not an abuse of process as two unions had argued.