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Ampol offers to divest more sites to win ACCC approval for $1.1B tie-up with EG
Ampol has offered to divest 41 sites to win ACCC approval for its $1.1 billion acquisition of EG Australia, after the regulator started a phase two review into the tie-up.
Woodside settles greenwashing case brought by Greenpeace
Environmental group Greenpeace won't take its case alleging Woodside misled the public by greenwashing its oil and gas projects to trial, after a judge tossed a similar case against Santos in February.
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WA government jumps on new ‘one-stop-shop’ enviro approval process
The Western Australian premier has started talks with the federal government on a bilateral agreement to put an end to duplicative environmental approvals. 
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Corrs partners say Fairer Fuel Act creates uncertainty for construction industry
New federal fuel cost pass-through laws are expected to generate uncertainty in the construction industry, according to partners in Corrs Chambers Westgarth's leading construction practice group, who say the reforms may apply more widely than anticipated. 
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Infrastructure, energy pros dominate HSF Kramer’s new partner appointments
HSF Kramer has appointed four new partners in Australia with expertise in major projects, energy and infrastructure amid a boom in large-scale energy and infrastructure projects.
Beach Energy class action needs to tighten up pleading on loss, judge says
A judge has rejected a bid to amend a shareholder class action against Beach Energy, saying the way the applicant had articulated its case on loss by reference to an expert report was “apt to lead to confusion”.
Beacon Minerals project manager pleads guilty to insider trading
A former Beacon Minerals project manager who managed the gold exploration drilling program for the company's Jaurdi gold project in Western Australia has pleaded guilty to one count of insider trading.
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Glencore loses appeal in wharfage fee row with Port of Newcastle
Glencore has failed on appeal in a case against Port of Newcastle, with an appeals court finding the coal company could not rely on submissions in litigation leading up to a final determination of the port's access charges.
Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting must pay royalties in iron ore mine battle
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart could be on the hook for millions of dollars in royalty payments, in a long-running battle over lucrative iron ore mining tenements in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
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Palisade Investments acquires Summerfield BESS from CIP
Global infrastructure manager Palisade Investments has scooped up a battery energy storage system under construction 50 kilometres from Adelaide, which has already secured a long-term tolling agreement with Origin Energy.