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No power to hear pro-Palestine GP claim: Court

After refusing to strike out the case last year, the Federal Court has ruled today that State workplace protections do not extend to independent contractors, and dismissed a freelance pianist's adverse action claim that Melbourne Symphony Orchestra discriminated against him by cancelling a performance after he accused Israel of committing war crimes.

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