Australia sues consumer goods giant 3M over 'forever chemicals'Australia is suing US company 3M for AU$2 billion. The lawsuit concerns contamination from firefighting foam containing 'forever chemicals'...
28 May, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
Australian court upholds $465,000 fine against Elon Musk's XAn Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk's X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, c...
21 May, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
Indigenous Australians win record $150 million payout after billionaire mined without consentA landmark Australian court ruling has ordered Fortescue, an iron ore company, to pay A$150.1 million to the Yindjibarndi people. This is f...
14 May, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers sayAustralia's teen social media ban faces enforcement challenges due to platforms' weak application of available age-checking tools, not tech...
22 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Australian tycoon battles Meta over fake adsAustralian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is suing Meta in a US court. He claims Meta should be responsible for scam advertisements featurin...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
Four men charged over theft of hundreds of crocodile eggs from Kakadu National Park after intense police probeFour men and a company face charges for allegedly stealing hundreds of crocodile eggs from Kakadu National Park in February 2024. The opera...
14 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
Who is Ben Roberts-Smith? Former decorated Australian soldier arrested for war crimes in Afghanistan; all you need to knowAustralia's decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crimes allegations after a five-year investigation. Arrested at Sydney airport,...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
Australian court dismisses suit against Google over personal data useThe proceedings, initiated by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission in July 2020, alleged Google did not explicitly take consent...
09 Dec, 2022, 09.37 PM IST
J&J fails in final bid to appeal Australian pelvic mesh class action rulingJ&J and Shine Lawyers said the matter would now go back to the Federal Court to set up a process to determine payments to the more than 11,...
05 Nov, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
Tax treaties under scanner as Australia court says Tech Mahindra to be taxedTech Mahindra's services were partly performed by employees in Australia and partly by its India staff.
22 Oct, 2018, 01.20 PM IST
Australian native group loses bid to block Adani mineThe verdict is a big relief for Adani’s $16.5-billion Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland’s in Galilee Basin which has been marred w...
17 Aug, 2018, 11.21 PM IST
Commonwealth Bank of Australia exits Adani group's Carmichael mine projectAdani Group’s financial advisor for its Carmichael mine project, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has exited after a federal court revoked e...
07 Aug, 2015, 04.13 AM IST
Aboriginal landowners throw fresh legal challenge to Adani Group's Carmichael coal project in AustraliaBurragubba said that the group would hold talks with global investment banks to intimate them about the human rights violation involved in ...
30 May, 2015, 05.43 AM IST
Australian court refuses Perdaman's request to sue ICICI BankGriffin Coal was acquired by Lanco for AUD 730 million in March, 2011 and a syndicate of lenders led by ICICI Bank financed the acquisition.
08 Mar, 2013, 11.59 AM IST
Apple may have to show iPad sales to bar Samsung Electronics' Galaxy 10.1 in AustraliaApple may have to reveal iPad sales figures in the UK and US to improve its chances of barring Samsung from selling Galaxy 10.1 in Australi...
07 Sep, 2011, 10.11 AM IST
- Qantas begins legal action against Rolls-Royce over A380s
Australia's Qantas said on Thursday it had begun court proceedings to allow it to pursue legal action against Rolls-Royce if necessary, aft...
02 Dec, 2010, 01.22 PM IST
- Ranbaxy can advance Lipitor in Australia
In A mixed verdict for Ranbaxy Laboratories in its ongoing battle to launch a generic version of anti-cholesterol drug Lipitor, a full fede...
29 May, 2008, 02.47 AM IST