JB Hi-Fi facing lawsuit over extended warranties allegedly offering the same rights you get for free
If you're standing at the counter about to fork out thousands of dollars for the latest flat screen television you want to know if it…
Stockman Mervyn Street and the history that prompted a $180m Indigenous stolen wages settlement
Gooniyandi man Mervyn Street was born under a tree on Louisa Downs station in the 1940s or the 1950s: no-one is able to settle on an…
Historic win for junior doctors in wage theft case for unpaid overtime
In short: The Federal Court is forcing a Victorian health service to pay a young doctor Gaby Bolton her unpaid overtime.What's next? Lawyers say Dr Bolton's win paves the…
Class action launched against AGL over alleged competition and consumer law breaches
AGL Energy Limited has been served with class action proceedings relating to part of its National Energy Market (NEM) operations.Key points:The class action has been launched…
Wodonga residents fear potential future health impacts caused by toxic PFAS foam
A border resident has raised concerns about the potential long-term health impacts caused by toxic PFAS foam.Key points:$132.7 million was awarded to landholders on Monday…
Junior doctors say they’re expected to work overtime for free. Now they’re suing hospitals
A string of class actions against health services in Victoria, NSW and the ACT is underway over claims junior doctors have been underpaid.Key points:Ten class actions…
Robodebt legal advice from government solicitors ‘lame’ and ‘unconvincing’, inquiry commissioner Catherine Holmes says
Legal counsel on Robodebt from government solicitors was "as lame as an advice could get", the commissioner leading the probe into the failed scheme told…
Coalition government lacked ’empathy’ for welfare recipients, focused on cost savings, Serena Wilson tells Robodebt royal commission
The former Coalition government lacked "empathy" for welfare recipients and were more focused on "cost savings" than problem solving, a former senior public servant has told the…