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• Australian lawyer caught using ChatGPT filed court documents referencing ‘non-existent’ cases | Australia news | The Guardian
   

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• NSW chief justice warns of artificial intelligence and its use in state's legal system on eve of restrictions - ABC News
   

• ODPP slammed for ‘no evidence’ [The Australian paywall]

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• Google hit with two class-action lawsuits by Australian publishers claiming misuse of dominance | Australian media | The Guardian
   

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• ACT courthouse reopens after false bomb threat in central Canberra | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
   

• Queensland’s Hamilton Island operators ordered to back pay $28m to staff by Fair Work Ombudsman | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
   

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• Heloise Pratt’s claim against Waislitz set for September showdown [AFR paywall]

  Billionaire Visy heiress Heloise Pratt and her ex-husband, Alex Waislitz, will square off in court over the couple’s $1.5 billion private investment vehicle.
   

• Former Nationals MP James Hayward wins appeal over child sex conviction, granted retrial - ABC News
   

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