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Optus to receive A$4.3m security for costs from Australian class-action plaintiffs

By Saloni Sinha ( November 14, 2025, 05:05 GMT | Insight) -- Singtel Optus is set to receive A$4.3 million ($2.8 million) in security payments for costs from Australian class-action plaintiffs, after a judge ordered the payments be made in four stages through an insurer. In Federal Court of Australia documents published this week, Judge Jonathan Beach ordered consumer class-action applicants, with the lead claimant listed as Peter Julian Robertson, to provide A$4.32 million in surety relating to Optus’ court costs, “up to and including trial.”Singtel Optus is set to receive A$4.3 million ($2.8 million) in security payments for costs from Australian class-action plaintiffs, after a judge ordered the payments be made in four stages through an insurer....

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