“Unbelievable”: Fortescue competitor put under heavy pressure in IP theft case

A judge was told that Fortescue employees who left the ship to start their own commodities start-up were too scared to confront the allegations against them and instead offered implausible explanations for their actions. Lawyers for the iron ore giant said on Tuesday that the case brought in May against Perth start-up Element Zero and … Read more

“Unbelievable” nomination failure triggers resignation

Richard Shields, state director of the NSW Liberals, was sacked after his “incredible” failure to nominate 140 candidates for the local government elections. In a statement issued at the end of an emergency meeting late Thursday night, the party's national chairman, Don Harwin, said the executive board had unanimously voted to terminate Shields' employment because … Read more