Attorney-General Dr Tony Buti has appointed a new judge to the District Court of Western Australia.

Further to the Federal Court’s landmark compensation ruling earlier this year, Fortescue Mining has joined the Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation and the state of Western Australia in launching its own appeal against the decision.

The Federal Court has cleared the way for an Australian Defence Force class action that alleged systemic sex discrimination and sexual harassment against female members.

A Sydney lawyer who falsified a document to secure a $150 million bank loan had her practising certificate cancelled.