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See from [61] for discussion re AI use - Director of Public Prosecutions v GR [2025] VSC 490 (14 August 2025)
[76] At the risk of understatement, the manner in which these events have unfolded is unsatisfactory.
Munjed Al Muderis suffered a devastating defamation loss and now this masthead can reveal a string of court cases and legal settlements involving the disgraced doctor.
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NSD1309/2020 - TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AUSTRALIA v QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED - Justice Lee will deliver judgment in this matter today at 9:30am AEST - livestream available here: Federal Court of Australia - YouTube
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WA inches closer to being the newest jurisdiction to join the uniform evidence law (the 12th comprehensive adoptee, the 15th partial adoptee) with a parliamentary committee report on uniform legislation giving it a green light: parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bil…
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