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In vacating appeal dates, Justice John Burns said the Attorney-General’s solicitors carried a “disturbing suggestion” that they could refuse Bernard Collaery’s new legal representation.
Vaginal mesh implants are at the centre of an appeal by Johnson & Johnson against a landmark Australian court ruling. Photograph: BBC Information brochures about vaginal mesh implants that left Australian women with debilitating pain and injuries weren’t the “be-all-and-end-all of warnings”, a lawyer for the manufacturers has told a court. Three federal court judges on Monday began hearing an appeal into a landmark 2019 ruling that Johnson & Johnson Group firms acted negligently and concealed the true extent of complications from the p...
The CFMEU and Electrical Trades Union have launched a multi-platform campaign arguing that a group of key crossbench senators should vote down the legislation entirely.
Save Share Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, Citi Australia chairman Sam Mostyn and public relations supremo Sue Cato have been recognised in the Australia Day honours. Former Seven Network chief executive Maureen Kerridge (nee Plavsic), who died in December, was honoured, along with Australian Food and Grocery Council chief executive Tanya Barden, Kingsgate Consolidated chairman Ross Smyth-Kirk, and merchant banker Ken Allen. In keeping with tradition for former prime ministers, Malcolm Turnbull was recognised for eminent service to the people and Parliament of Australia. James Bri...
The former Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has added details of his media interviews with overseas broadcasters to the country’s foreign influence register after a running battle with the Attorney General’s Department over his disclosure obligations. Rudd registered unpaid interviews with seven broadcasters including the BBC, Radio NZ and a Chinese state-owned media group accompanied by a statement chastising the department for its...