December 2024
Aussie bitcoin maverick avoids jail time. If he keeps his head down
A UK court gave Craig Wright, who has claimed he invented bitcoin, a one-year jail term for contempt. But his sentence was suspended for two years.
Vic Libs must return to economic liberalism and social conservatism
The Moira Deeming disaster reflects the party’s domination by socially progressive moderates believing the path to winning is to out-Labor Labor.
This Australian bitcoin maverick faces jail. But he’s gone AWOL
A UK court ruled Craig Wright was not cryptocurrency inventor Satoshi Nakamoto and told him to stop suing people. He now faces a contempt charge.
November 2024
PwC Australia settles with three former partners for millions
The firm has entered into settlements worth millions with two partners forced to leave amid the tax leaks scandal and another former partner.
October 2024
Bruce Lehrmann ‘probably Australia’s most hated man’: his lawyer
A judge ruled the former Liberal staffer raped Brittany Higgins in 2019. Now on Centrelink, OnlyFans is his only prospect for work, his lawyer says.
September 2024
Peta Credlin had hand in Higgins’ statement, trial told
Sky News political commentator Peta Credlin helped Brittany Higgins draft a statement outlining the former staffer’s plan to reform how parliament handled sexual harassment, a trial has been told.
Reynolds picked wrong target in Higgins defamation suit
Brittany Higgins’ barrister said she spoke out about her alleged rape in parliament to ensure nobody experienced a similar ordeal, not to traumatise her former boss.
August 2024
Morrison feared ‘fatal outcome’ for Reynolds in Higgins saga
Scott Morrison told a court he saw Senator Linda Reynolds stressed during debate over Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, and worried it would kill her.
Keating takes swipe at Pelosi after she calls him ‘stupid’
Paul Keating says Nancy Pelosi doesn’t share Australia’s interests; Scott Morrison tells court he feared Linda Reynolds could have died. How the day unfolded.
With friends like PwC, who needs enemies?
Kristin Stubbins does not seem assured her former employer necessarily has her best interests at heart.
Reynolds’ claims ‘retraumatising’ Higgins, court told
Lawyers for Brittany Higgins have hit back at claims she cast Senator Linda Reynolds as a villain in an imaginary fairytale, calling them “harassing”.
June 2024
PwC still paying for bungled tax leaks response
PwC is now paying the price for forcibly ushering several partners out the door.
June 2024
AMP’s royal commission executive sues The Australian newspaper
AMP’s former head of advice, “Jack” Regan, claimed an article imputed he misled ASIC and admitted to misleading ASIC during the Hayne banking royal commission.
May 2024
Former PwC partner sues firm for allegedly linking him to tax scandal
Richard Gregg alleges people have shunned and avoided him because of an implication by PwC that he was involved in the tax leaks scandal, when he was not.
Ten and Wilkinson win order for Lehrmann to pay up
Justice Michael Lee ordered Bruce Lehrmann to pay most of Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson’s court costs – but had strong words for Ten’s conduct.
Ten settles its Lehrmann bill, but from a shrinking purse
New accounts show Ten had almost $1 million set aside for litigation and legal bills before the Bruce Lehrmann defamation matter officially began.
Bruce Lehrmann given extension to appeal but will be forced to pay
The former Liberal staffer has appointed barrister Guy Reynolds, SC, to review his case. He has until May 31 to lodge an appeal.
Judge in Lehrmann case slams Ten lawyer’s ‘misleading’ interviews
Justice Michael Lee criticises Ten’s lawyer as he determines how much Bruce Lehrmann should pay in costs; Albanese pledges almost $1 billion for domestic violence victims. Here’s how the day unfolded.
April 2024
Bruce Lehrmann rejected offer to settle, should pay all costs: Ten
Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson offered to settle with Bruce Lehrmann in August last year. He rejected it within two hours.
Higgins must accept there was no cover-up: Reynolds
Senator Linda Reynolds will proceed with her defamation lawsuit unless Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz accept Federal Court findings there was no cover-up of rape.