Briggs (Boonwurrung People) — Federal Court approves claim-group amendment and replaces applicants
Case Briggs on behalf of the Boonwurrung People v State of Victoria (No 3) Court Federal Court of Australia Date
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EIS18 — Federal Court dismissed protection-visa appeal
Case EIS18 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 28 August 2026 Citation
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Layton — Federal Court allowed three native title groups to discontinue their joint claim
Case Layton on behalf of the Dhudhuroa, Waywurru and Ngurai Illum People v State of Victoria (leave to discontinue) Court
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ICAC v Waterhouse — Full Court judges refused to recuse themselves
Case Independent Commission Against Corruption v Waterhouse (Recusal) Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 28 August 2026 Citation
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Farcas v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship — Federal Court quashes visa-cancellation review decision
Case Farcas v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 28 August 2026 Citation [2026]
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Pokharel — Federal Court refused leave on new visa grounds and dismissed the appeal
Case Pokharel v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 28 August
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Asad — Federal Court upholds resident return visa cancellation
Case Asad v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Federal Court of Australia Judge Robert James BROMWICH (Governor-General of Australia,
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Mbuzi v Aye — three appellate matters ordered to be heard together by a Full Court
Case Mbuzi v Aye (Joint Case Management) Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 26 August 2026 Citation [2026]
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Davies — Federal Court refuses leave to file fresh fraud challenge to 2018 judgment
Case Davies, in the matter of an application by Davies for leave to file Court Federal Court of Australia Judge
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Rogers v McDonald’s Australia — Federal Court orders parties to explore AI for preparing complex wage class action
Case Rogers v McDonald’s Australia Ltd (AI-use) Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 25 August 2026 Citation [2026] FCA
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Chris Evans Transport — Court extended creditors’ meeting deadline to allow sale negotiations to continue
Case Otway, in the matter of Chris Evans Transport Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date
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Manu — Full Court rejected challenges to visa-cancellation review and dismissed the appeal
Case Andrew Steven Manu v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Australia)
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S&Q Group Pty Limited v Wei — Court vacates hearing so applicants can obtain document-authenticity evidence
Case S&Q Group Pty Limited v Wei Court Federal Court of Australia Judge Scott Anthony Goodman (Attorney-General Senator the Hon
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BXY20 — Court overturned visa cancellation review for failing to treat children’s best interests as a primary consideration
Case BXY20 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 21 August 2026 Citation
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Li v Australian Information Commissioner — Federal Court dismisses challenge after FOI report was released
Case Li v Australian Information Commissioner Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 21 August 2026 Citation [2026] FCA 1184
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Blade v Jones Lang LaSalle — Federal Court extends time for wrongful-dismissal claims
Case Blade v Jones Lang LaSalle (NSW) Pty Ltd Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 21 August 2026 Citation
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Clark v Registrar of Titles — Court keeps mortgagee in land-transfer injunction case
Case Clark v Registrar of Titles Court Federal Court of Australia Date Decided 20 August 2026 Citation [2026] FCA 1203
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Frugtniet — Full Court upheld trustee’s claim to four properties and dismissed parents’ trust appeal
Case Frugtniet v Mansfield (Trustee), in the matter of Frugtniet Court Federal Court of Australia, Full Court (Australia) Date Decided
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Ritter v Savills (No 2) — Court restricted publication of stayed claims and pretrial evidence
Case Ritter v Savills (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 20 August 2026
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Daniel — Federal Court refused interim reinstatement and protected the employer’s confidential information
Case Daniel v Australian Irrigation Investments Pty Ltd Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Judge Berna Collier (Governor-General of Australia,
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Staunton v Zahab (No 2) — Federal Court suppressed limited material from control-order proceedings
Case Jeremy Ewen Staunton v Haisem Zahab (No 2) Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Judge Per Curiam Date Decided
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AQX20 — Federal Court upheld refusal of a Pakistani family’s protection visas
Case AQX20 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 19 August 2026 Citation
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Fewstone — Full Court upheld $14 million button-battery safety penalty
Case Fewstone Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Date Decided 19 August
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Frigger — Federal Court imposed a leave requirement for all new proceedings
Case Frigger (Vexatious Proceedings Order) Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Judge Per Curiam Date Decided 19 August 2026 Citation