This Month
Bosses fear CFMEU; ASX pump-and-dump crew hit; Top 10 banker deals
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
CFMEU treats $19m in fines as ‘cost of doing business’
Judges have constantly called out the rogue union while issuing workplace penalties of about $19 million since 2016 – including the latest on Thursday.
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- Michael Pelly and David Marin-Guzman
Chief justice intervenes in tax plan for judges
Federal Court Chief Justice Debbie Mortimer has also banned judges using their travel allowance for conferences.
- Michael Pelly
Aussie who says he invented bitcoin faces UK crime probe
Australian inventor Craig Wright has claimed for a decade that he created bitcoin but now faces perjury allegations in a UK criminal court.
- Sam Tobin
Westpac wins $15m fruit stand fraud case
Fresh Xpress created “entirely fictitious” accounts, which included fake invoices and overstated profits, a court has found.
- Lucas Baird
Apple sues Omni Bridgeway, demanding documents in patent case
The ASX-listed litigation funder is resisting the subpoena in Delaware, arguing that the technology giant’s demand is unreasonable, vague and burdensome.
- Nick Bonyhady
Fortescue says Financial Review report led to spying on former staff
The Andrew Forrest-chaired mining giant said its investigation into alleged intellectual property theft began only after an interview published in January.
- Brad Thompson
ASX-listed crypto fund in stoush with co-founder over $29m wallet
DigitalX is heading to court against a former executive over who owns bitcoins linked to collapsed exchange Mt. Gox, which began paying creditors this week.
- Jessica Sier
Unions hail return of $35m Industrial Court
Unions NSW boss Mark Morey says the court will “help moderate the excesses” of the federal system.
- Michael Pelly
Treasury Wine US exec in restraining order row with Napa official
A restraining order has been filed against Debra Dommen by a Napa Valley politician, Belia Ramos, who says the Treasury exec opposed her re-election.
- Staff
Transurban beds down new executive team after restructure
An operations manager has left Transurban’s Brisbane office as the toll road group’s new executive management team tries to shake off claims it breached the Fair Work Act.
- Jenny Wiggins
‘Dangerous precedent’: Biden lashes Trump immunity ruling
The Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump has immunity for actions he took in office. Joe Biden says the decision means his opponent will “now be free to ignore the law”.
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- Matthew Cranston
Transurban denies employee fired for whistleblowing
The toll road group has asked courts to dismiss a claim brought by a former employee who alleged he lost his job after alleging coercion, manipulation of company records and safety failings.
- Jenny Wiggins
June
How the Federal Court stymied open justice
Once one of the country’s most progressive courts, the Federal Court has become a black hole of silence and suppression applications.
- Max Mason
Superloop directors wanted ‘firm response’ to Aussie Broadband breach
Superloop’s board discussed whether Aussie Broadband was “aware” it would breach Singaporean rules when it attempted a takeover earlier this year.
- Jenny Wiggins
Santos demands lawyers pay costs in failed anti-gas-project case
The EDO’s conduct was “so far on the wrong side of the acceptable line” it should have to foot the company’s legal bill, Santos argues.
- Hannah Wootton
Hunter Biden found guilty of lying in gun trial
Joe Biden’s son was found to have lied about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, making him the first child of a sitting US president to be convicted of a crime.
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- Tom Hals and Jack Queen
BPay wants ‘misleading’ crypto exchange to be taken down
The payments giant is pushing to take down a little-known cryptocurrency exchange that it says has infringed on its trademarks and misled consumers.
- Lucas Baird
The banks holding the most money in Singapore’s $3.4b laundering scandal
The last of those arrested for their involvement in Singapore’s biggest laundering case have pleaded guilty, paving the way for the next steps in the scandal.
- Low De Wei and Bernadette Toh
UK tech tycoon Lynch cleared of HP fraud charges in $16.5b deal
Entrepreneur Mike Lynch had been extradited to the United States to face a criminal trial over the sale to HP in 2011, ending a mammoth legal saga.
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- Rachel Graf
