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Government fast-tracks approval for Western Downs BESS
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-29 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The federal government has approved a battery energy storage system in the Western Downs region in Queensland in just 19 days.

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Law firms slug it out for Paladin Energy class action prize
Securities 2025-10-27 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

A contest to run a class action against Paladin Energy played out Monday, with two law firms each positioning themselves as the better bet, one for their funding and resources, the other for their contingency fee rate.

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Alinta scores win in fight with contractors over Wagerup power station
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-28 11:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Alinta Energy has won an urgent injunction against former contractors working on the Wagerup power station in Western Australia, saying delays on the project have caused daily losses of $137,000 in revenue since mid-July. 

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Rio Tinto mulls closure of Australia’s largest aluminium smelter
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-28 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mining giant Rio Tinto is considering ceasing operations at Australia’s largest aluminium smelter amid rising energy costs.

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Baker McKenzie grows energy, tax teams with Allens, KWM hires
M&A 2025-10-28 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Baker McKenzie has recruited two new partners from Allens and King & Wood Mallesons to bolster the ranks of its energy and tax practices.

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ACCC seeks penalty of up to $13M for Qteq’s attempted cartel conduct
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-10-27 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC has asked a judge to slap Queensland-based mining equipment company Qteq with a penalty of between $11 million and $13 million after he found the company and its chairman attempted to engage in cartel conduct. 

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Gilbert + Tobin energy and projects partner heads back to Ashurst
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-27 11:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A partner who has advised on landmark energy and infrastructure projects is headed back to Ashurst, after a two-year stint at Gilbert + Tobin.

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Acciona weighs claims against Veolia, as $224M WTE plant spat ramps up
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-10-24 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Spanish infrastructure firm Acciona is mulling cross-claims against contractor Veolia Australia after losing its fight to move their dispute over the Kwinana waste-to-energy project west, a court has heard.

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Tilt Renewables wins approval for 108 MW wind farm
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-10-24 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Electricity company Tilt Renewables has won government approval for a 40 MW wind farm in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt.

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Insurer must indemnify Rio Tinto mine operator for labour hire worker’s injury
Appeals 2025-10-22 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A GIO insurance policy held by labour hire company Workpac extended to indemnify a Rio Tinto mine operator for damages resulting from an injury to a worker, an appeals court has found.

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