First hearing in Australia's Seek antitrust lawsuit set for Aug. 6

By James Panichi ( July 28, 2025, 08:36 GMT | Insight) -- Employment Hero’s antitrust lawsuit targeting Australian job-seeking website Seek appears to be back on track, after a dramatic week culminating with the publicly listed Seek accepting an undertaking to grant continued access to its online interface, until the matter had been resolved. In a court order published today, the Federal Court of Australia set Aug. 6 as the date for the first hearing, assigning the case to Judge Cameron Moore, a former lawyer with antitrust experience.Employment Hero’s antitrust lawsuit targeting Australian job-seeking website Seek appears to be back on track, after a dramatic week culminating with the publicly listed Seek accepting an undertaking to grant continued access to its online interface, until the matter had been resolved....

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First hearing in Australia's Seek antitrust lawsuit set for Aug. 6

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