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Medibank to sue privacy commissioner over possible contempt
A judge has endorsed Medibank’s bid to sue the OAIC so the court can weigh in on the health insurer’s bid to halt the regulator's investigation in favour of a class action over its October data breach, saying the OAIC's interference with the court proceedings could constitute a contempt of court.
Medibank hit with shareholder class action over cyberattack
Australia's largest private health insurer Medibank has been hit with a shareholder class action in the wake of a massive cyberattack that left the data of 10 million customers exposed.
Medibank hit with Federal Court class action over massive data breach
Australia's largest private health insurer Medibank is facing a class action over a data breach that affected close to 10 million customers.
Law firms team up in class action-style complaint over Medibank data breach
Three class action law firms have joined forces to run a landmark data breach complaint against Medibank, seeking compensation for up to 9.7 million affected customers. 
Class action firms circle Medibank over cyberattack
Medibank is facing another class action investigation over a massive data breach that left the personal information of almost 10 million customers exposed, just days after criminals began publishing sensitive customer health data.
Law firm investigates class action over NDIS data breach
The law firm behind Australia’s first privacy class action is investigating a recent breach which left the personal information of thousands of participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme exposed.
Class action investigation underway over Service NSW data breach
The law firm behind Australia's first privacy class action is investigating a class action over the Service NSW data breach that exposed the personal and health information of over 100,000 people.
Nationwide, Devine settle defamation case over Quaden Bayles tweets
Nationwide News and journalist Miranda Devine have agreed to pay a "substantial" sum to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by nine-year old Quaden Bayles over Devine's retweets of conspiracy theories suggesting a video of Bayles posted on social media following a bullying incident were fake.
Nationwide may deny liability for reporter’s ‘private’ tweets on Quaden Bayles video
Nationwide News may not accept liability for a series of allegedly defamatory tweets published from reporter Miranda Devine's personal account about 9-year-old Quaden Bayles, telling a judge the tweets were “private”.
Mom behind viral bullying video hits Daily Telegraph publisher with defamation lawsuit
An Australian mother who posted a viral video of her son, who suffers from achondroplasia dwarfism, following a bullying incident has hit the Daily Telegraph's publisher with a defamation lawsuit over a reporter's retweet of conspiracy theories that the video was a fake.