Cat Fredenburgh

A class action against online trading platform IG Markets over alleged risky contracts for difference has dropped its conflicted remuneration claims after the court heard it was struggling to find a sample group member. 

Cladding maker 3A Composites has lost its bid to set aside a cross-claim in a suit against the builder of the Tempo residential towers in Botany Bay over allegedly flammable aluminium composite panels.

The Beach Hotel in Byron Bay has reportedly changed hands for $140 million -- the second highest price paid for an Australian pub.

Woodside's North West Shelf gas project will be extended until 2070, after receiving approval from the environment minister.

MAC Copper, which operates the Cobar copper mine in NSW, has accepted a $1.6 billion takeover offer from South African-based gold mining company Harmony Gold.

Coal producer TerraCom has agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve ASIC proceedings alleging it made misleading statement to the market that damaged a whistleblower's reputation. 

Companies can expect to pay 60 per cent more to rent out floors with views in Sydney’s premium office towers, according to a report by commercial real estate broker CBRE.

Moderna has failed in its bid to secure an mRNA vaccine patent, but an IP Australia delegate gave the US biotech another shot at its application. 

Following public consultation, the Queensland government has decided it will not move forward with the Moonlight Range wind farm, which was expected to power 260,000 homes per year with renewable energy.