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BHP class action loses bid to have High Court weigh in on group member definition
High Court 2025-06-16 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has rejected a special leave application from a shareholder class action against BHP asking it to clarify the correct approach to construing the group member definition.

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KKR scoops up off-grid renewables company Zenith Energy
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-17 11:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Global investment firm KKR has signed a deal to acquire renewable energy producer Zenith Energy, which provides services for Australia’s off-grid mining industry.

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ARENA invests $19.8M in decarbonized steel project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-17 11:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has invested $19.8 million in a joint venture between BlueScope, BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside and Mitsui Iron Ore Development to develop a decarbonised steel facility.

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High Court won’t rule on ex-HWL Ebsworth partner’s expulsion
Business of Law 2025-06-16 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined a special leave application from a former HWL Ebsworth partner seeking to undo a finding that his age-related expulsion from the partnership did not run afoul of the Equal Opportunity Act.

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Cantarella loses bid to have honest concurrent user ‘conundrum’ resolved by High Court
Intellectual Property 2025-06-16 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined coffee maker Cantarella’s special leave application arguing the Full Court should have found it was an honest concurrent user of the ‘Oro’ trade mark, which was first used by another coffee maker.

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Amazon to invest $20B in data centre infrastructure
AI 2025-06-16 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Amazon will invest $20 billion in Australia’s data centre infrastructure over the next five years to support the country’s AI transformation.

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$70M agreement for rezoned Mudgee greenfield site enforceable: court
Real Estate 2025-06-16 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Western Sydney developer must make good on an agreement to buy a rezoned greenfield site in regional NSW for $70 million and pay $2.2 million in interest, a judge has found. 

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High Court to review Macdonald, Obeids convictions
Appeals 2025-06-12 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has granted special leave applications by labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, seeking to toss their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.

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Brookfield sells down stake in Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-06-13 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Brookfield has shed 23.2 per cent of the stapled securities in major coal exporter Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure, but remains the major shareholder, retaining a 26.25 per cent interest in the venture. 

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NSW government invests $115.5M in logistics precinct for clean energy push
Construction 2025-06-13 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The NSW government has budgeted $115.5 million for a new logistics precinct in Newcastle, which will be used to store equipment needed for the state’s renewable energy push. The Minns government allocated $115.5 million for the new precinct — located next to the Port of Newcastle at the government-owned former BHP Steelworks’ intergrade site —…

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