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KFC rest breaks class action strikes partial settlement
Employment 2026-02-06 11:12 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action representing KFC workers who were denied rest breaks has reached a settlement with the bulk of the fast food chain’s franchisees targeted in the case.

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Broadway Homes sacked worker for bringing Fair Work case: court
Employment 2026-02-06 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found that Perth home builder Broadway Homes sacked an employee the day after it was notified he was suing over unresolved underpayment issues. 

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KKR makes $603M investment in HMC renewables project
Energy & Natural Resources 2026-02-06 11:52 pm By Andy Sidler

Investment firm KKR is teaming up with asset manager HMC Capital, investing up to $603 million in a project devoted to wind and battery assets. 

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A ‘debt of gratitude’: Son of Holocaust survivor takes his spot on the bench
Courts 2026-02-05 11:17 pm By Andy Sidler

The child of a Holocaust survivor, barrister Gregory Sirtes has been sworn in as a judge on the NSW Supreme Court, saying his appointment was the “tiniest repayment” for the opportunities given to his Hungarian Jewish family as post-war migrants.

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Construction silk who took on mini schnauzer in pet ban case sworn in as judge
Construction 2026-02-05 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler

Leading construction barrister Gregory Sirtes has been sworn in as a judge on the NSW Supreme Court, praised for the impartiality he showed in defending a strata manager against a challenge by a miniature schnauzer named Angus to a blanket ban on pets.

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Acciona can’t access Kanadevia Inova docs in waste-to-energy spat
Construction 2026-02-05 11:43 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge wants more information before allowing Acciona employees to access documents from the company’s Swiss rival and co-defendant in a dispute over the receivership of the East Rockingham waste-to-energy project. 

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Octopus acquires renewables projects in NSW, Qld
M&A 2026-02-05 11:34 pm By Andy Sidler

Renewables investor Octopus Australia has acquired a battery energy storage system in NSW and a solar farm and battery project in Queensland, expanding its $16 billion renewables portfolio.

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Canberra builder loses spat with contractor on Garema Place Hotel
Construction 2026-02-04 11:34 pm By Andy Sidler

A Canberra builder has failed to set aside a $918,000 decision in favour of the contractor that performed earthworks on the 10-storey Garema Place Hotel, with a judge finding the builder’s payment schedule was not validly served. 

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Charter Hall pays $152M for stake in WSU’s Parramatta campus
Real Estate 2026-02-04 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

Property investor Charter Hall has dropped $152 million for a 50 per cent stake in Western Sydney University’s Parramatta campus. 

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Defence department to divest $2B from estate after audit
Real Estate 2026-02-04 11:24 pm By Andy Sidler

The government has announced that it will divest 67 defence properties following an audit which found that much of the estate was underutilized and in a state of disrepair.

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