Public Interest Cases (Online Files)
In high profile cases or in cases where there are a high number of media requests for file access, the Court will establish an online file where publicly accessible material will be placed.
Consistent with Rule 2.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 restricted documents, such as affidavits and exhibits, only become public once admitted into evidence and approved by the Judge.
Material will be added here as it becomes available.
Basic case details of all Federal Court matters - including court events and orders - can be found on the Commonwealth Courts Portal.
Open files:
- ACCC v Qantas
- ASIC v ANZ
- ASIC v Caddick & Anor
- Babet v Electoral Commissioner
- BIJ23 & Anor v State of Western Australia
- Commonwealth of Australia v Stradford (A Pseudonym) and Related Matters
- COVID-19 Business interruption insurance test cases
- Fisher v Commonwealth of Australia
- Fletcher v Christopher Brown
- Gomeroi People v Santos
- Greenwich v Latham
- Lehrmann v Network Ten and others
- Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth of Australia
- Patrick v Australian Information Commissioner
- Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media & related matters (the appeal)
- Roxanne Tickle v Giggle for Girls & Anor
- Rugg v Commonwealth
- Sanda v PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier)
- Santos v Tipakalippa
- Save the Children Australia v Minister for Home Affairs
- In the matter of Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
- Walters v State of Western Australia
- Westpac v Forum Finance and others (the Forum Finance matter)
- Yindjibarndi v State of Western Australia & Ors
Closed files:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Kane & Ors (finalised 6 April 2020)
- Cooper v National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (finalised 28 September 2023)
- Director-General of Security v S111A/2018
- Djokovic v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (finalised 20 January 2022)
- Dyer v Chrysanthou (finalised 22 June 2021)
- Friends of Leadbeater's Possum Inc v VicForests (finalised 13 August 2021)
- Minister for the Environment v Sharma (finalised 15 March 2022)
- Murdoch v Private Media (finalised 21 April 2023)
- Newman v Minister for Health and Aged Care (finalised 17 May 2021)
- Palmer v McGowan (finalised 11 August 2022)
- Porter v ABC (finalised 31 August 2021)
- Roberts-Smith v Fairfax Media & related matters (first instance)
- Rush v Nationwide News Pty Limited & Anor (finalised 30 October 2020)
- Wotton v State of Queensland (finalised 17 January 2022)
