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A senior tech worker who was on sick leave since 2008 and still getting an annual salary of £54,000 ($AU101,221) took legal action because he wasn’t given a pay rise.Ian Clifford claimed he was the victim of disability discrimination…

The legal stoush between the parents of Melissa Caddick and her defrauded investors could be headed towards a resolution, the Federal Court has been told. On Friday, the missing conwoman’s parents Ted and Barbara Grimley proposed to end…

Australian billionaire and mining giant Clive Palmer has enlisted one of the country’s top lawyers as he seeks nearly $300bn in damages from the federal government over a failed mining project.Mr Palmer has launched legal action over an…

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer has launched a $300 billion lawsuit against the Australian government over the Balmoral South Iron Ore Project in Western Australia. Palmer’s Singapore-based company, Zeph Investments, has served a notice of…

Honda Australia insists customers are happy with its controversial shift to a new sales model, despite a dramatic decline in sales.The Japanese brand delivered 14,215 cars to customers in 2022, a steep decline from the more than 51,000 cars…

A horrified mum left traumatised after her toddler was burnt by bleach at nursery has been paid thousands in damages.Little Blake Nilssen was just 10 months old when daycare staff at Little Dreams in Aberdeen, in north east Scotland, left…

South Africans are nervously awaiting a controversial “national shutdown” on Monday organised by the radical Marxist party, which is accused of threatening violence and “looting” for those who refuse to take part.Amid ongoing rolling…

A US company has sued one of its former employees over allegations she “quiet quit” her job despite still raking in her $US400,000 (A$592k) salary – a move that has prompted the ex-staffer to file her own lawsuit in response.New York…

Australian retirement savings amounting to tens of millions of dollars are in trouble amid a recent scandal involving mining megacorporation Adani Group. The Indian business has come under fire in recent weeks for fraudulent practices,…

The family of a Nova Scotia woman who died after a seven-hour wait at a Nova Scotia emergency room has launched a civil lawsuit against the province’s health authority. Allison Holthoff, a 37-year-old mother of three, died at the…