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Daily wrap  

• Woman takes Uber to Federal Court over repeated guide dog refusals - ABC News
   

• Man who made death threats against Brittany Higgins sentenced to at least 16 months in prison | Australia news | The Guardian
   

• Fair Work Ombudsman launches legal action against former CFMEU boss John Setka - ABC News
   

• Former Star chief to give evidence in ASIC trial [The Australian paywall]

  Only former chief executive Matt Bekier is now likely to take the stand as ASIC wraps up its case against him and other former Star executives.
   

Editor’s picks

• Unpacked: NACC to reopen investigation into Robodebt - YouTube

  The Centre's anti-corruption commission resident expert Associate Professor Will Partlett and director Geoffrey Watson SC are interviewed by award-winning journalist Quentin Dempster on the announcement by the NACC to reopen the investigation into Robodebt as recommended by the Royal Commission.
   

  • How can we be sure the NACC will investigate robodebt properly?
     

• Challenging the Campaign Finance Deal - Anne Twomey - YouTube

  This video discusses the recent political deal to pass campaign finance laws at the federal level in Australia in February 2025. It follows two previous videos about the proposed donations caps and expenditure caps.

  The video explains how the law, as revised by this deal, will operate to allow the continued flow of 'dark money' to political parties, due to the higher disclosure threshold and the inadequate aggregation provisions.
   

• ‘I felt seen’: more lawyers partnering with social workers and it’s changing lives - Law Society Journal
   

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