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These women are fighting a retail juggernaut

Budget jeweller Lovisa has soared in 15 years. It has more than 1000 stores in about 50 countries. Some ex-employees say staff have been ripped off.

  • Jane Cadzow

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A file photo of police at the Field Day Festival in Sydney.

Raya had a huge win over a horror strip-search. She’s had another victory

The police minister and the newly appointed police commissioner have spoken for the first time about the invasive and unlawful strip-search of Raya Meredith.

  • Amber Schultz and Michaela Whitbourn
A file image of an attendee and police at the Field Day Festival in Sydney in January 2020.

Raya fought back after being forced to strip. She’s had a huge win

It was a weekend marred by trauma. Now a NSW court has weighed in with a landmark decision.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Rebel Sport owner Super Retail is facing a looming class action.

Super Retail board faces fresh legal battle for allegedly tampering with timesheets

Law firm Adero Law is preparing to mount a class action alleging thousands of store managers at Rebel Sport, Supercheap Auto, BCF and Macpac were underpaid for years.

  • Jessica Yun and Colin Kruger
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland called the scheme “heartless and disastrous”.

Largest class action payout in Australian history for ‘heartless and disastrous’ scheme

Robo-debt victims and their families will receive an extra $475 million in compensation after they were wrongly hounded for welfare debt under the Coalition.

  • Brittany Busch
Dominic Noonan-O’Keeffe is lead plaintiff in a class action against Blackmores.

Migraines, nerve damage: The Australians poisoned by over-the-counter vitamins

Wellness giant Blackmores is the target of looming legal action over supplements containing a vitamin linked to symptoms including nerve damage, twitches and migraines.

  • Angus Thomson
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A new class action alleges Tesla has been dishonest about its cars capabilities.

Tesla hit with Australian class action over ‘phantom braking’

Law firm alleges the electric vehicle company has been dishonest in its marketing, backed out of its promises and has not ensured its products are safe.

  • Tim Biggs
A Lovisa store in New Zealand.

Working for free, no lunch breaks: Lovisa hit with class action lawsuit

Hundreds of young women were allegedly asked to work before and after their rostered hours, denied bathroom breaks and told to do piercings in store with just two hours’ training.

  • Jessica Yun
Holden’s owner, General Motors, is facing a class action over alleged defects.

Holden faces class action over alleged transmission defects

Law firm Maurice Blackburn alleges Holden’s parent company, General Motors, sold cars with faulty transmissions.

  • Tung Nguyen
Patrice Turner arrives at the Victorian Supreme Court in 2023.

Australian women lose class action over controversial medical device

Justice Andrew Keogh said chronic pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding commonly affected women of reproductive age.

  • Aisha Dow

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