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NSW Police have admitted to battery, false imprisonment and causing “harm and damage” to former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas, who suffered permanent eyesight damage during an unlawful arrest https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/police-admit-harm-and-damage-to-hannah-thomas-after-protest-arrest-20260608-p604r2.html #auslaw #nswpol #auspol

Police admit ‘harm and damage’ to Hannah Thomas after protest arrest

Court documents from the civil case launched by former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas also reveal police have conceded she is entitled to damages and have offered to pay her medical expenses after she suffered permanent damage to her vision.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Matthew Rimmer 4d ago

'Global jeans giant Levi’s has launched legal action against Australian clothing company Globe and one of its brands for sewing tags on to pockets – which it says is “blatant copying” of its trademark design.' https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/09/levis-sues-shawn-stussy-s-double-clothing-brand-globe-over-tabs-on-pockets #trademark #fashion #fashionIP #auslaw

Levi’s sues Australian clothing brand Globe over ‘blatant copying’ of tabs on pockets

Denim giant claims trademarked design has been copied by S-Double, which was founded in 2008 by Shawn Stussy and is owned by the Melbourne-based clothing company

The Guardian

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Matthew Rimmer 4d ago

'To Mr Husic, this push from the tech lobby is part of the reason why the government needs to take a tougher approach to AI regulation.
"Big AI wants to get even bigger and they don't want anything to stand in their way to make that happen," he said.
"If data laws, privacy laws, copyright laws, even taxation laws get in the way, they want to be able to charge through that.
"I think it's got to raise a concern here."'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/federal-government-ai-policy-retreat-data-centres-four-corners/106753596 #auspol #auslaw #AI

It's an AI behemoth. Now Anthropic is making a power play in Australia

The world's biggest tech titans see Australia as a promising investment opportunity for their AI ambitions, but some fear the federal government's regulatory retreat could lead to harm.

Matthew Rimmer 5d ago

A high court justice warned of US-style judge ‘stacking’ and created a new front in Australia’s culture wars https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun/08/high-court-justice-us-style-judge-stacking-australia-culture-wars #auslaw #auspol #HCA

A high court justice warned of US-style judge ‘stacking’ and created a new front in Australia’s culture wars

Justice Robert Beech-Jones has accused the Samuel Griffith Society of a US-style attempt to stack the high court with conservatives, exposing a partisan rift in the process

The Guardian

Matthew Rimmer 6d ago

Labor shadow minister Leeanne Enoch said: “You don’t need an internal secret code name like ‘project invisibility’ when the outcomes are so very obvious.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/07/queensland-government-accused-secret-agenda-purge-indigenous-representation-ntwnfb
“From abolishing Indigenous advisory structures to sidelining respected Indigenous leaders, this government is deliberately making First Nation voices less visible and sending Queensland backward”. #qldpol #auspol #auslaw #IndigenousIP #UNDRIP

‘Project invisibility’: Queensland government accused of operating secret agenda to purge Indigenous representation

Barrister accuses David Crisafulli of an ‘organised strategy’ to eliminate, remove and reduce the role of First Nations people in public sector

The Guardian

Matthew Rimmer Jun 1

Kmart and Shein claim designs Sabo Skirt said they copied were not original https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-01/shein-kmart-defend-sabo-skirt-copying-claim/106725870 #copyright #design #auslaw

Shein, Kmart fight back against Qld retailer in intellectual property dispute

Shein and Kmart have fired back at Sabo Skirt in an intellectual property dispute, saying the designs have been accused of copying are substantially similar to pre-existing designs.

Matthew Rimmer May 24

Designer sues Australian Shopify over alleged ghost stores he claims copied his work 3,929 times https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/24/designer-sues-australian-shopify-over-alleged-ghost-stores-ntwnfb
Court action represents rare attempt to hold global online platforms to account for allegedly hosting scam digital shopfronts
#copyright #auslaw

Designer sues Australian Shopify over alleged ghost stores that he claims copied his work 3,929 times

Court action represents rare attempt to hold global platforms to account for allegedly hosting scam digital shopfronts

The Guardian

Matthew Rimmer May 21

ATO issues $1,650 fine to 97-year-old woman who had not ‘prioritised tax obligations’ after husband’s death https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/21/ato-australian-tax-office-fined-97-year-old-woman-late-tr-return-after-husband-death
Tax office apologises as ombudsman delivers stinging criticism, saying ‘ATO won’t learn unless people highlight the mistakes’. #tax #death #auslaw

ATO issues $1,650 fine to 97-year-old woman who had not ‘prioritised tax obligations’ after husband’s death

Tax office apologises as ombudsman delivers stinging criticism, saying ‘ATO won’t learn unless people highlight the mistakes’

The Guardian

Matthew Rimmer May 21

Container Exchange (COEX) depot operator U Can Recycle is suing the recycling program for more than $5 million, alleging it was misled into believing it would be operating a new depot in Beenleigh, south of Brisbane.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/container-exchange-u-can-recycle-federal-court-case/106642970
COEX has accused the operator of having employees sleeping on depot floors, miscounting cans and working outside their visa requirements and asked it to show cause as to why the contract should continue. #auslaw #auspol #recycling

Recycling scheme contractor accused of having employees sleep on depot floor sues for $5m

Allegations that a depot operator in Queensland's container exchange recycling program conducted itself in a manner that could be likened to modern slavery have been detailed during a court hearing in a multi-million dollar federal court dispute.

Matthew Rimmer May 21

Defence minister says government will fight Landbridge lawsuit over Darwin port ownership https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/defence-minister-disappointed-by-lawsuit-over-darwin-port/106706932 #auspol #auslaw #ISDS #CHAFTA

Defence minister 'disappointed' by lawsuit over Darwin port ownership

Chinese-owned company Landbridge launched legal action earlier this year following a pledge by the Prime Minister to return the port to Australian hands. Defence Minister Richard Marles says the government will fight the suit and remained committed to finding a domestic buyer.