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• The High Court is sitting in Darwin today to hear this matter - High Court to hear Commonwealth challenge to $700m Arnhem Land compensation claim - ABC News. Today the HCA will also be handing down decisions in Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd, Mallonland Pty Ltd & Anor v Advanta Seeds Pty Ltd ACN 010 933 061, and Cook (A Pseudonym) v The King.
   

• Linda Reynolds tells court she left question time and sobbed ‘uncontrollably’ during Brittany Higgins media frenzy | Defamation law (Australia) | The Guardian
   

  • Beyond ‘stretch of imagination’ Brittany Higgins fundraising page part of conspiracy to damage Linda Reynolds, court told | Australia news | The Guardian
     

  • New Brittany Higgins social media posts prompt defamation trial warning from Linda Reynolds's lawyer - ABC News
     

• Sushi Bay owner and companies fined $15.3 million by Federal Court for 'deliberately' exploiting migrant workers - ABC News
   

  • Fair Work Ombudsman v Sushi Bay Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 3) [2024] FCA 869
     

• VIDEO: Family Court chief justice says he wants Indigenous elders to inform judge
   

• ERA launches legal action over decision not to renew lease over Jabiluka uranium mine near Kakadu - ABC News
   

• Construction union boss in court as Fair Work Commission outlines bit to overhaul CFMEU | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
   

• Class action against Fletcher subsidiary over ‘leaky’ pipes [The Australian paywall]

  A class action has been launched against a subsidiary of New Zealand-based construction materials giant Fletcher Building over alleged defective pipes.
   

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  Less than 10% of sexual assault victims in Australia seek redress through the criminal justice system, and the system itself can be re-traumatising for those that do. So, law reforms in Australia are now focusing on reducing trauma for the victim-survivor, with closed courts, and video testimony from complainants now standard procedure. But there are calls for more initiatives, such as specialist courts and training for all legal professionals and police. Suzie Miller speaks with those at the forefront of change in sexual assault law in Australia.
   

• Flawed Aguer Akech investigation shows why Victoria’s blanket suppression law is not fit for purpose | Australian police and policing | The Guardian
   

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