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Beetaloo gas exploration was approved to ‘stymie’ climate change case, judge told
The Morrison government decision's to enter into a contract with a subsidiary of Empire Energy for gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin was an effort to "stymie" climate change litigation brought against the federal resources minister, a court has heard.
Judge slams government for lacking ‘common courtesy’ in Beetaloo climate change case
A judge has rebuked the Morrison government for approving a gas exploration contract with a subsidiary of Empire Energy in the Beetaloo basin without notifying the environmental organisation leading a climate change lawsuit over the project.
Stolen Generations class action to continue despite $378.6M redress scheme
Surviving members of the Stolen Generations in the ACT, Jervis Bay and the Northern Territory are each set to receive upwards of $75,000 as part of a federal government redress scheme, but the law firm behind a class action over the forced separation of Indigenous families says its case will proceed for now.
Law firm investigates class action on behalf of NT Stolen Generations
The Federal Government could face a class action seeking compensation for Indigenous Australians forcibly removed from their families in the Northern Territory from 1910 to the 1970s.
New class action alleges ‘institutional racism’ by NT government
The Northern Territory government has been hit with a class action alleging the Indigenous population of the remote NT community of Wadeye is subject to "institutional racism" by government authorities.
Judge to sign off on settlement in Don Dale detention centre class action
A judge has indicated he will approve a confidential settlement in a class action brought by a litigation guardian of young Indigenous Australian detainees against the Northern Territory Government alleging human rights abuses.
Another dispute over Ichthys LNG project may be brewing
The contractor behind the Ichthys LNG project has won court approval to use documents discovered in its lawsuit against Dutch paint manufacturer AkzoNobel for use in any potential dispute with INPEX, the head company behind the liquid natural gas project.
Class action says UGL should have forecast $129M loss on Ichthys LNG project
UGL knew a loss for its Ichthys power project was "looming" as early as February 2014, according to amended pleadings in a shareholder class action, which claims the engineering firm should have forecast a loss of $129 million for the project.
High Court upholds spiritual attachment damages in landmark native title case
The High Court has upheld a $1.3 million damages award to native title holders in the Northern Territory town of Timber Creek for their loss of spiritual attachment to the land, in the first ever assessment by the court of native title compensation.
PetroHunter unit’s case over Beetaloo Basin JV survives dismissal bid
A subsidiary of US-based PetroHunter Energy has defeated calls to toss its case over $70 million in allegedly unpaid contributions and contractual breaches stemming from a joint mining venture in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.