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Optus class action, regulatory cases over Australian data breach to be heard in 2027

By Saloni Sinha ( December 12, 2025, 07:02 GMT | Insight) -- The long-running consumer class action over the 2022 Singtel Optus data breach will be heard in mid-2027, as presiding judge Jonathan Beach confirmed that his 2026 calendar is already full. In a Federal Court hearing on Friday, Judge Beach said the first-stage trial will be scheduled for an eight-week hearing from June 7, 2027, unless an earlier window opens in April that year.The long-running consumer class action over the 2022 Singtel Optus data breach will be heard in mid-2027, as presiding judge Jonathan Beach confirmed that his 2026 calendar is already full....

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