Counsel sends court on ‘wild goose chase’ in vaccine class action material

A court has criticised the work of a senior counsel and two junior counsel for material submitted in a vaccine class...

14 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Discrimination claim against ALS over vaccine mandate dismissed

A former Aboriginal Legal Service employee has had his case against the ALS dismissed after he claimed he was...

08 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

Animal vaccine company succeeds in defending $53m class action

A leading veterinary pharmaceutical company has successfully defended proceedings based on allegations of false and...

28 November 2022

By Jess Feyder

Victorian government agrees to local mRNA vaccine manufacturing for 2024

The state government of Victoria will be the first in the southern hemisphere to produce mRNA vaccines at a new Moderna...

19 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Moderna to produce mRNA vaccines in Australia

Vaccine company Moderna has signed a 10-year deal with the Commonwealth government to continue to produce mRNA vaccines...

29 March 2022

By Lauren Croft

Telstra faces class action over vaccine mandate

Telstra has been hit with a class action, led by a former employee, after introducing a compulsory vaccination policy...

11 March 2022

By Lauren Croft

Vaccine mandate pulled before reaching hearing

A hearing into a Queensland Council’s vaccine mandate was stopped in its tracks when the entire policy was cancelled...

07 March 2022

By Naomi Neilson

Moray & Agnew to require boosters

National law firm Moray & Agnew had updated its workplace policy for COVID-19 vaccinations, prescribing that all...

15 February 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Moray & Agnew unveils vaccine mandate policy

National law firm Moray & Agnew has introduced a mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccination policy, which will take...

27 October 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

COVID-19 conundrum – a legislative nightmare

As our country opens its borders once again, businesses will find themselves in a ridiculous situation because of the...

18 October 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Misconceptions and lessons about workplace vaccine mandates

In determining whether or not to implement mandates for COVID-19 vaccinations, legal employers should first be aware of...

03 September 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Moray & Agnew to donate to UNICEF for every employee who gets vaccine

National law firm Moray & Agnew has signed up for UNICEF’s Give the World a Shot campaign, to better support...

30 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Indigenous vax rates a ‘national shame’, says medical negligence lawyer

A lawyer at plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers has slammed the failures of federal and state authorities to vaccinate...

27 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Factors to consider with vaccine mandates

Aside from the clear community risk presented by COVID-19 and the according public good served by higher vaccination...

24 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal body warns against broadly mandating vaccine

Vaccines should not be mandated outside of high-risk areas, the Human Rights Law Centre has...

23 August 2021

By Lauren Croft

Cut the ‘jab-erish’ on mandatory vaccinations

It’s all well and good for politicians to sit on the fence lest they risk offending a particular cohort of voters –...

16 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

How #auslaw can respond to national cabinet’s guidance on workplace vaccines

Leading employment and workplace relations lawyers have detailed how law firms and legal employers should react to...

10 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Is SPC’s vaccine mandate lawful and reasonable?

Australian-owned fruit packing and canning company SPC has announced it will mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all...

09 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Is it time for a National Vaccine Compensation Scheme?

In the wake of new AstraZeneca restrictions to those aged over 60, it may be time to consider a National Vaccine...

23 June 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy