Julia Kanapathippillai

NSW's ICAC will hold a public inquiry this month to probe allegations that the state branch of the Liberal Party accepted political donations from fugitive property developer Jean Nassif.

Baggage handling company Alstef Australia has had a partial win in its quest to stop the Brisbane Airport Corporation from calling on $13.4 million in bank guarantees.

The Tasmanian Government is planning to replace the state's 51-year-old Aboriginal Heritage Act, but legal and Indigenous groups say the bill does not go far enough.

BKC Australia and Mitsubishi Estate outfit MEC Global Partners Asia have joined forces to acquire the Cumberland Industrial Estate in Smithfield, Sydney, for $127.5 million from Goodman.

The corporate cop will not take enforcement action against consumer lender Humm Group or its subsidiaries, following investigations into the companies' reporting processes and contract terms.

A tribunal has found the public interest favours disclosure of information about how premiums are calculated under the state's home building insurance scheme, partly overturning a decision refusing access to documents sought by Maurice Blackburn.

A judge will hear an application to amend by the applicants in two discrimination cases against University of Sydney academics accused of making allegedly antisemitic statements, saying the issues in the pleading had to be ruled on.

A judge has signed off on an agreed $10.3 million penalty against Mercer Super for failing to inform ASIC about investigations into serious issues, after the judge requested more information on how the penalty had been arrived at.

A shareholder class action against former directors of collapsed mining company CuDeco has settled on the eve of trial, a year after KPMG reached a settlement.

Coles and Woolworths could face penalties of more than $10 million under new supermarket price-gouging laws that come into effect next week, and the ACCC says community concerns will guide its enforcement priorities.