Federal Court

A transgender woman has successfully sued the founder of a women-only social media app for discrimination.

It comes after an investigation looking into Medibank’s privacy practices found it failed to protect the data of 9.7 million Australians.

Lehrmann has launched an appeal, according to legal documents he filed himself today. It’s not yet known if he has legal representation for the appeal.

Environmental group ECCQ has lost a Federal Court appeal to hold the Environment Minister legally responsible for assessing the climate impact of coal mines.

In a ruling on Monday, Justice Michael Lee found it was ‘more likely than not’ that Lehrmann raped former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.

A Federal Court judge has found it’s ‘more likely than not’ that Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins, meaning he wasn’t defamed by journalist Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten.

A transgender woman is suing inactive social media platform Giggle over claims of unlawful discrimination.

The Federal Court has dismissed a case against Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek over the climate impact of coal mines.

Australia’s corporate regulator is suing Westpac for alleged breaches around their response to financial hardship applications.

Why is Medibank being sued? The private health insurer was hit with a lawsuit this week. But it’s hit back, saying it would defend the claims.